TELEHEALTH HSA Act of 2023
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What This Bill Does
This bill makes permanent a rule that allows people with health savings accounts (accounts that let workers set aside money for medical expenses) to pay directly for telehealth services (medical services delivered by phone or internet). Right now this is temporary, and the bill would make it permanent.
Who It Affects
People who have health savings accounts and use telehealth services. Health insurance plans that offer health savings accounts.
Key Provisions
• Health plans are allowed to cover telehealth services with first-dollar coverage (meaning you can use health savings account money to pay for telehealth visits without paying money out of pocket first). (Sec. 2(a))
What Changes
The bill removes a time limit on when health plans can allow first-dollar coverage of telehealth services through health savings accounts. Once this bill becomes law, plans can do this permanently instead of only for a limited time.
Important Definitions
The bill does not explicitly define "telehealth services" or "health savings accounts" in the text provided.
Effective Date
The changes apply to months beginning after March 31, 2022, in plan years beginning after December 31, 2021. (Sec. 2(c))
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