KEEP Telehealth Options Act: July 2020 Senate Proposal

Historical legislative context (July 2020; reviewed November 2026): This article describes the proposed KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2020 (S. 4216), introduced July 20, 2020, by Senator Deb Fischer with Senator Jacky Rosen. The measure sought federal studies and reports about pandemic-era telehealth expansion; its introduction did not itself change Medicare coverage. This archived account is not current legislative or reimbursement guidance. See the official 2020 bill record and current HHS telehealth policy updates.

A July 2020 Senate proposal sought federal studies of pandemic-era telehealth expansion, including its effects on rural access, rather than directly changing coverage.

The KEEP Telehealth Options Act would require the federal government to study the actions taken to expand access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic and report on how to improve those services.

The bill was introduced by Senator Deb Fischer, a Nebraska Republican, and Senator Jacky Rosen, a Nevada Democrat.

The legislation would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and produce a public report on the actions taken to expand access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Additionally, the legislation would require the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the efficiencies, management, successes and failures of the expansion of telehealth services. The studies could then be used by Congress to support and inform long-term flexibilities for telehealth.