Legislation:
Congress Warms Up to Growing Technology in Healthcare
Published on Fri Aug 29, 2014
New legislation would greatly expand Medicare coverage of telehealth. Big changes are on the drawing board for coverage of remote, tech-savvy healthcare, aka “telehealth.” In late July, the House of Representatives introduced the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2014. Medicare coverage for telemedicine has been scanty for quite some time, and, if passed, this bill would give the healthcare industry [...]