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Medicare Telemedicine and Medical Informatics Demonstration Act of 1997

Introduced: March 18, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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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 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.

What's happening now March 31, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 14, 1997
 D
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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"H.R. 1101: Medicare Telemedicine and Medical Informatics Demonstration Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1101/.
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H.R. 1101, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1101/.
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