# Plain Language Summary: Telehealth Awareness Week Resolution

This resolution is Congress officially recognizing the week of September 18-24, 2022, as "Telehealth Awareness Week." That's it—it's a symbolic gesture, not a law that changes anything or affects your daily life.

Think of it like when your city declares a week as "Small Business Week" or "Mental Health Awareness Month." The resolution doesn't create new rules, fund programs, or require anyone to do anything. Instead, it's Congress saying "we think telehealth is important and worth paying attention to" and encouraging people to learn more about it during that specific week.

Telehealth is basically using technology like video calls, phone calls, or messaging to talk to doctors and healthcare providers instead of going to their office in person. The resolution is meant to help raise awareness about this option so more people know it exists and understand how it might help them—especially people in rural areas, those with mobility challenges, or anyone who finds it hard to get to a doctor's office.

Since this is just a recognition resolution with no actual requirements or funding attached, it won't directly change your healthcare options or costs. It's more about Congress highlighting something they believe deserves public attention.

A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 18 through September 24, 2022, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".

Schatz, Brian

 <p>This resolution supports designating the week beginning September 18, 2022, as Telehealth Awareness Week.</p>