HR 1101 105th Congress House

Medicare Telemedicine and Medical Informatics Demonstration Act of 1997

Official title: To provide for a project to demonstrate the application of telemedicine and medical informatics to improving the quality and cost-effectiveness in the delivery… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: May 6, 1997 See on congress.gov

Health Access to health careCommunication in medicineComputer networksCongress

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Congressional reporting requirementsDiabetesEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to health facilitiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentMedicaidMedical economicsMedicareQuality of lifeRural healthScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareTelemedicineUrban affairs

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Mar 31, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 28, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Mar 18, 1997

Referred to House Ways and Means

Mar 18, 1997

Referred to the Committee on 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.

Mar 18, 1997

Referred to House Commerce

Mar 18, 1997

Introduced in House

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Latest action March 31, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Telemedicine and Medical Informatics Demonstration Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, to make a grant to a consortium meeting specified criteria to provide for a project for the development and operation of telemedicine and medical informatics systems to demonstrate the application of high-capacity computing and advanced networks to the provision of health care to residents of medically underserved rural and inner-city areas. Requires the project to focus on Medicare beneficiaries and on improvements in primary care (and prevention of complications) for residents with diabetes. Lists project objectives, which include improving patient access to and compliance with appropriate care guidelines for chronic diseases through direct telecommunications link with information networks in order to improve patient quality-of-life and reduce overall health care costs. Authorizes appropriations.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health and Environment Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 4

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · May 14, 1997

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · May 6, 1997

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1101: Medicare Telemedicine and Medical Informatics Demonstration Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1101/

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