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S 501 112th Congress Senate

Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to establish pilot projects under the Medicare program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies.

Introduced: June 30, 2011 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Health Health information and medical recordsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careMedicare
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Mar 8, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 8, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 8, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct pilot projects under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the purpose of providing incentives to home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technology.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2474 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 6, 2011
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 30, 2011
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 4, 2011
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 501: Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-501/
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"S. 501: Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-501/.
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