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Technology-Enabled Care in the Home (TECH) Act

12/29/2022, 10:33 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3793

Technology-Enabled Care in the Home (TECH) Act

This bill provides for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model for furnishing at-home telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and other technology-enabled care interventions for chronically ill individuals who are enrolled in certain Medicare Advantage plans. The model must test the effect of such technology on Medicare Advantage spending and the overall quality of care for beneficiaries.

The bill also repeals provisions that prohibit the correction of earnings records for purposes of Social Security benefits after certain time limitations expire and determinations become final.

Current Status of Bill S 3793

Bill S 3793 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 10, 2022. Bill S 3793 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on March 10, 2022.  Bill S 3793's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of March 10, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3793

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3793

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3793

Technology-Enabled Care in the Home (TECH) Act
Technology-Enabled Care in the Home (TECH) Act
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to recommend the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation test the effect of technology-enabled care interventions in the home to coordinate care over time and across settings, improve quality, and lower costs for certain Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

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