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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Telehealth Modernization Act&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, the bill permanently&amp;nbsp;extends certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19. Among other things, the bill allows (1) rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); (2) the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for all services (rather than for only certain services); and (3) all types of practitioners to furnish telehealth services, as determined by the Centers for Medicare &amp;amp; Medicaid Services.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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