To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 71306, Sec. 71306.
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A plan may skip the deductible for telehealth
The document says “shall not”Who acts: Secretary of the TreasuryHow: statuteSec. 71306 in the PDF
What the document says
“A plan shall not fail to be treated as a high deductible health plan by reason of failing to have a deductible for telehealth and other remote care services.”
The section rewrites subparagraph (E) of section 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 so that a plan does not stop counting as a high deductible health plan just because it has no deductible for telehealth and other remote care, and strikes the time limited words in clause (ii) of section 223(c)(1)(B).
What the document actually says
“A plan shall not fail to be treated as a high deductible health plan by reason of failing to have a deductible for telehealth and other remote care services.”
That sentence, in plain words
A plan still counts as a high deductible plan. That holds even with no deductible for remote care.
What this is about
Remote care covers telehealth visits. The old wording had an end date. That is now gone.
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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 71306, 139 Stat. 325 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
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“A plan may skip the deductible for telehealth,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 71306, Sec. 71306. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec71306-safe-harbor/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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