Skip to main content
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

Introduced: March 18, 2013 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 18, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 17, 2013
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 17, 2013
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 4, 2013
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 22, 2013
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 21, 2013
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 596: Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-596/
MLA
"S. 596: Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-596/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 596, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-596/.
Markdown link
[S. 596: Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-596/)
Report a problem