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S. 4348

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A bill to provide for the conduct of a GAO study and report on rural health access during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Committee
Latest Action · July 28, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
July 28, 2020
Sponsor
Sen. Bill CassidyR
Cosponsors (1)
1D 0R
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Rural Health Care Access Review Act of 2020 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on access to health care in rural areas during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Specifically, this study must evaluate the use of telehealth and the impact of enforcement discretion in the application of federal privacy standards for the use and disclosure of personal health information by health care providers, health plans, health clearinghouses, and their businesses associates.

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