HR 3577 · 113th Congress · Health

To establish the Commission on Health Care Savings through Innovative Wireless Technologies.

Introduced 2013-11-21· Sponsored by Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2013-11-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Establishes in the legislative branch the Commission on Health Care Savings through Innovative Wireless Technologies, which shall: examine the cost savings to the U.S. health care system that can be achieved by increasing the use of wireless health information technologies by patients, caregivers, and health care providers; examine existing scientific research studying the medical effectiveness of such technologies; examine existing payment models and incentive payment programs that provide federal financial reimbursement or funding for the use of such technologies; examine options for Congress and federal agencies to incentivize and promote innovation and technological advancements in the area of such technologies; examine barriers to marketplace entry that impede efforts to develop new, and improve existing, wireless health information technologies; identify appropriate situations and recommend methods for integrating such technologies into federal health care programs; develop a proposal for a comprehensive program to encourage such integration; develop cost estimate approaches that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) can use to more accurately assess the cost savings the gove…

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Cosponsors (6)

6 Democrats