Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013
Latest action · Mar 18, 2013 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.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2013 to Sep 17, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Mar 18, 2013 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Mar 21, 2013 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Mar 21, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 22, 2013 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | May 23, 2013 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 17, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Mar 18, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2013Introduced in Senate
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