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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for telehealth services in rural states or states that have limited broadband infrastructure and that provide consistent and widespread coverage for such services.</p>]]></text>
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