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Jan
stored in: Tim Rowan's Home Care Technology Report and tagged: "The Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012", cost reductions, federal health programs, health insurance for children, health legislation, Medicaid benefits, Medicare benefits, mHealth, physician licensure, reimbursement, telehealthcare, telemedicine and hospital readmissions, telemedicine benefits, telemedicine benefits for veterans
Representative Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill (HR 6719) that fixes the two existing barriers to the use of telemedicine in federal health programs: reimbursement and physician licensure. By eliminating arbitrary coverage restrictions and simplifying licensure requirements within federal health programs, the bill would extend the benefits of telehealth and mHealth to nearly […]
