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    <item congress="118" measure-type="hr" measure-number="7681" measure-id="id118hr7681" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2024-03-13" update-date="2024-10-25">
        <title>Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr7681v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2024-10-25">
            <action-date>2024-03-13</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act</strong></p><p>This bill extends until January 1, 2027, the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. It also provides a high deductible health plan safe harbor for the absence of a deductible for certain primary care services provided in any plan year beginning on or before December 31, 2023.</p><p>The Government Accountability Office must complete a study, and report on, the effects of the safe harbor for certain primary care services.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></summary-text>
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