Home Health Care News October 31, 2019
Joyce Famakinwa

Is the third time the charm for a bill that would expand Medicare coverage for telehealth services?

A bipartisan group of lawmakers took another swing at introducing the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019 in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.

The bill was reintroduced by members of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus — U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). The bill was first introduced in 2016, then re-introduced it in 2017.

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Topics: Congress / White House, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Medicare, Payment Models, Physician, Post-Acute Care, Primary care, Provider, Regulations, Technology, Telehealth
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