Medicare Telehealth Improvement Act of 2008
Latest action · Apr 3, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2008 to Jun 5, 2008, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 3, 2008 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | May 12, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 5, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Apr 3, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Apr 3, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2437-2438)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2008Introduced in Senate
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