S 596
113th Congress
Senate
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 18, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013 - 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 furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce expenditures.
Directs the Secretary to specify the criteria for identifying Medicare beneficiaries within the scope of the pilot projects.
Directs the Secretary to establish for each participating home health agency a performance target using specified methodologies.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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