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Latest Update: Thursday, July, 24th 2008

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of telehealth services under the Medicare program.

4/3/2008--Introduced.

Medicare Telehealth Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to telehealth services to provide for: (1) an increase in the number of types of originating sites; (2) no facility fee for certain such sites; (3) expansion of practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services; and (4) changes in the process for updating the list of telehealth services.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set up a Telehealth Advisory Committee to make recommendations on the appropriate addition or deletion of telehealth services and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.

Latest Actions
  • 04/03/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2437-2438)
  • 04/03/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.2812 Introduced in Senate04/09/2008