Resources & Reports

Bill Analysis

HR 2948 – Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015

This bill seeks to expand the types of eligible facilities to act as an originating site and not be limited by the existing geographic restrictions imposed in the Medicare program through a phase-in approach. Each successive phase builds upon the previous stages, expanding geographical eligibility for sites while still including the previously approved locations as viable originating sites.

Bill Analysis

HR 2516 – VETS Act of 2015

The intent of this bill is to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine.  If passed, this bill would allow health care professionals who are employed by, or have contracts with, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be able to treat VA patients in any state using telemedicine, even if neither the provider nor the patient is physically located in a facility owned by the federal government.

Bill Analysis

HR 2725 – 21st Century Care for Military and Veterans Act

The intent of this bill is to expand the use of telehealth under the TRICARE program in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. If passed, HR 2725 would stipulate that TRICARE, the health care program serving Uniformed Service members, retirees and their families, may provide and must reimburse certain beneficiaries for services furnished via a telecommunications system.