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US HR2556CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017
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Introduced
05/19/2017
05/19/2017
In Committee
06/01/2017
06/01/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017
AI Summary
This bill, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 or the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017, aims to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare program. It does this by allowing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to provide telehealth services to Medicare beneficiaries without geographic restrictions, expanding access to home dialysis therapy and telehealth services for stroke evaluation, allowing Medicare Advantage plans to provide additional telehealth benefits, covering remote patient monitoring services for certain high-cost Medicare beneficiaries, and expanding the originating sites and distant sites eligible for telehealth services to include rural health clinics, Federally qualified health centers, and Native American health service facilities. The bill also allows telehealth and remote patient monitoring services to be included in bundled or global payments, and seeks to test models to examine the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring under Medicare.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (50)
Diane Black (R)*,
Joyce Beatty (D),
Mike Bishop (R),
Rod Blum (R),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
André Carson (D),
Buddy Carter (R),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Tom Emmer (R),
Elizabeth Esty (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Greg Gianforte (R),
Gregg Harper (R),
Brian Higgins (D),
Duncan Hunter (R),
Evan Jenkins (R),
Lynn Jenkins (R),
Bill Johnson (R),
Hank Johnson (D),
Dave Joyce (R),
Ro Khanna (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Patrick Meehan (R),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Pete Olson (R),
Steven Palazzo (R),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Erik Paulsen (R),
Bruce Poliquin (R),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Todd Rokita (R),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Elise Stefanik (R),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
David Valadao (R),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 06/01/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2556/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2556/BILLS-115hr2556ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2556/BILLS-115hr2556ih.pdf.pdf |
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