Summary
Insurers and a neurologist testifying at a May 16 Senate Finance Committee hearing on the CHRONIC Care Act praised the bill’s telehealth provisions. Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, says he plans to mark up the bill, which has been under development for two years, this week.
Witnesses praised during a May 16 hearing provisions of the “Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017,” designed to improve and strengthen Medicare coverage for patients suffering from multiple conditions. (Also see “Chronic Care Bill Would Pay Big Dividends In Telehealth Reimbursements” - Medtech Insight, 7 Apr, 2017.)
Insurers and a neurologist testifying at a May 16 Senate Finance Committee hearing on the CHRONIC Care Act praised the bill’s telehealth provisions. Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, says he plans to mark up the bill, which has been under development for two years, this week.
Witnesses praised during a May 16 hearing provisions of the “Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017,” designed to improve and strengthen Medicare coverage for patients suffering from multiple conditions. (Also see “Chronic Care Bill Would Pay Big Dividends In Telehealth Reimbursements” - Medtech Insight, 7 Apr, 2017.)
