To promote and expand the application of telehealth under Medicare and other Federal health care programs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3360| House
| Updated: 7/28/2017
Gregg Harper
Republican Representative
Mississippi
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill (1) establishes Medicare payment incentives for hospitals that reduce readmissions; (2) provides for treatment, under Medicare, of individuals in health homes and medical homes; and (3) expands and otherwise revises coverage of telehealth services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Administrative remediesBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesComputers and information technologyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicare
To promote and expand the application of telehealth under Medicare and other Federal health care programs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3360| House
| Updated: 7/28/2017
Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill (1) establishes Medicare payment incentives for hospitals that reduce readmissions; (2) provides for treatment, under Medicare, of individuals in health homes and medical homes; and (3) expands and otherwise revises coverage of telehealth services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Gregg Harper
Republican Representative
Mississippi
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative remediesBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesComputers and information technologyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicare