Technology-Enabled Care in the Home (TECH) Act
Latest action · Mar 10, 2022 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 10, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Technology-Enabled Care in the Home (TECH) Act
This bill provides for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model for furnishing at-home telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and other technology-enabled care interventions for chronically ill individuals who are enrolled in certain Medicare Advantage plans. The model must test the effect of such technology on Medicare Advantage spending and the overall quality of care for beneficiaries.
The bill also repeals provisions that prohibit the correction of earnings records for purposes of Social Security benefits after certain time limitations expire and determinations become final.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 10, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Mar 10, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Mar 10, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to recommend the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation test the effect of technology-enabled care interventions in the home to coordinate care over time and across settings, improve quality, and lower costs for certain Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Technology-Enabled Care in the Home (TECH) Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2022Introduced in Senate
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