Major House Legislation Introduced to Expand Access to Remote Monitoring, Telehealth

Bipartisan legislation was introduced late last week in the House of Representatives that would expand access to remote monitoring and telehealth. Introduced by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and co-sponsored by Reps. Bart Stupak (D-MI), Lee Terry (R-NE), and Sam Johnson (R-TX), the Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2068) would make major changes in…