A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of telehealth services under the Medicare program.
Medicare Telehealth Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to telehealth services to provide for: (1) an increase in the number of types of originating sites; (2) no facility fee for certain such sites; (3) expansion of practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services; and (4) changes in the process for updating the list of telehealth services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set up a Telehealth Advisory Committee to make recommendations on the appropriate addition or deletion of telehealth services and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2437-2438)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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