[NHLakesChapter] FW: Legislative Alert: Medicare Telehealth Benefits

Wed Sep 10 17:29:35 UTC 2025

Hello Fellow Federationists,

Please read the email I have forwarded and help to share the importance of
supporting the CONNECT for Health Act, H.R. 4206. If you have any questions,
feel free to email me or give me a call. Thanks!

Sample Script

When you call or email you might say: 

"My name is [YOUR NAME] and I want to urge [REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to support
the CONNECT for Health Act, H.R. 4206. This bill will make permanent
Medicare telehealth benefits that have been temporarily extended numerous
times since 2020. 

Making these telehealth benefits permanent will significantly reduce the
travel burden on blind Americans who live in rural areas and may have
difficulty securing reliable transportation for regular physician visits.
Please cosponsor H.R. 4206. Thank you."

We suggest a subject like: 

"Please Cosponsor the CONNECT for Health Act, H.R. 4206"

Please copy Justin Young on your email: 

jyoung at nfb.org <mailto:jyoung at nfb.org> 

Here is a link for you to determine if Maggie or Chris is your
Representative:

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Representative Maggie Goodlander

Heather Painter, Legislative Director

heather.painter at mail.house.gov <mailto:heather.painter at mail.house.gov> 

202-225-5208

Representative Chris Pappas

Maeve Dolan, Legislative Director

maeve.dolan at mail.house.gov <mailto:maeve.dolan at mail.house.gov> 

202-225-5456

I will share the email I send with the list. Feel free to copy and paste or
forward and edit what I send, and remember to Copy Justin. If you don't send
an email, please call. The more voices the better! Thanks again.

All the best,

Dana Trahan

Legislative Director

National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of New Hampshire

 <https://nfbnh.org/> https://nfbnh.org/

603-580-5096 (Dana's home/landline) 
603-365-5242 (Dana's mobile) 
 <mailto:danatrahan at comcast.net> danatrahan at comcast.net

From: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org> 
Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2025 6:04 PM
To: Dana Trahan <danatrahan at comcast.net>
Subject: Legislative Alert: Medicare Telehealth Benefits

 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40149&qid=11622097> 

Blind Americans Urge the House of Representatives to Pass the CONNECT for
Health Act, H.R. 4206

The National Federation of the Blind, the transformative membership and
advocacy organization of blind Americans, urges the members of the House of
Representatives to support and pass the CONNECT for Health Act, H.R. 4206. 

This bill will make permanent the expanded Medicare telehealth coverages
that were first introduced in 2020 and have been temporarily extended over
the past couple of years, with the most recent extension set to expire on
September 30. Just a couple of months ago at our national convention, we
passed  <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40150&qid=11622097>
Resolution 2025-07 on this very topic.

How Members Can Help

Earlier this year, on March 5, President Riccobono wrote a letter to all
members of Congress urging them to pass legislation that would make the
expanded Medicare telehealth benefits permanent. Then in April, Senator
Brian Schatz of Hawaii introduced the CONNECT for Health Act in the Senate
with nearly sixty originating cosponsors. 

Just a couple of months later in June, Representative Mike Thompson of
California introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives,
which at the time of this writing has only nineteen cosponsors.

Those nineteen cosponsors are: David Schweikert [AZ-1], Nanette Diaz
Barragan [CA-44], Young Kim [CA-40], Doris O. Matsui [CA-7], Sarah McBride
[DE-At Large], Eleanor Holmes Norton [DC-At Large], Ed Case [HI-1], Jill N.
Tokuda [HI-2], Nikki Budzinski [IL-13], Raja Krishnamoorthi [IL-8], Don
Bacon [NE-2], Josh Gottheimer [NJ-5], Yvette D. Clarke [NY-9], Ritchie
Torres [NY-15], Troy Balderson [OH-12], Greg Landsman [OH-1], Steve Cohen
[TN-9], Jennifer L. McClellan [VA-4], Suhas Subramanyam [VA-10]. 

Given that the Senate version of the bill already has significant cosponsor
support, including from Majority Leader Thune, we are going to focus our
advocacy on increasing support in the House by asking you to call or email
your Representative if they do not appear on the above list. 

Sample Script

When you call or email you might say: "My name is [YOUR NAME] and I want to
urge [REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to support the CONNECT for Health Act, H.R. 4206.
This bill will make permanent Medicare telehealth benefits that have been
temporarily extended numerous times since 2020. 

Making these telehealth benefits permanent will significantly reduce the
travel burden on blind Americans who live in rural areas and may have
difficulty securing reliable transportation for regular physician visits.
Please cosponsor H.R. 4206. Thank you."

We suggest a subject like: "Please Cosponsor the CONNECT for Health Act,
H.R. 4206"

To find the contact information for your specific representative's office,
please use the attached spreadsheet. It is organized alphabetically by
state. You can also call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for
the office in question. 

If you are having trouble finding the contact information for your member of
Congress, please contact Lindsey Walsh at
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40151&qid=11622097> lwalsh at nfb.org.
If you email, please copy Justin Young at
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40152&qid=11622097> jyoung at nfb.org.

About the National Federation of the Blind

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), headquartered in Baltimore,
defends the rights of blind people of all ages and provides information and
support to families with blind children, older Americans who are losing
vision, and more. 

Founded in 1940, the NFB is the transformative membership and advocacy
organization of blind Americans with affiliates, chapters, and divisions in
the fifty states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. We believe in the hopes
and dreams of blind people and work together to transform them into reality.
Learn more about our many programs and initiatives at
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40153&qid=11622097> nfb.org.

Government Affairs Contact:

Justin Young
Governmental Affairs Specialist
National Federation of the Blind
410-659-9314, extension 2210
 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40152&qid=11622097> jyoung at nfb.org

 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40154&qid=11622097> 

 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40155&qid=11622097> 

 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40156&qid=11622097> 

 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40157&qid=11622097> 

 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40158&qid=11622097> 

 <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=40159&qid=11622097> 

National Federation of the Blind | 200 E Wells Street | Baltimore, MD 21230
| 410-659-9314 

200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD 21230
United States

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