The Senate designated September 20 through September 26, 2026, as Telehealth Awareness Week. It recognizes telehealth’s role in providing care and urges efforts to raise awareness, share resources, study its effects, and support continued access across communities and care settings.
The resolution encourages greater awareness of telehealth and resources for patients and providers. It does not itself change telehealth coverage or services.
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The resolution states that telehealth can help people who live far from care, have limited mobility or transportation, or face shortages of health care workers. It also cites high satisfaction among Medicare beneficiaries who used telehealth.
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