“… Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., and Tom O’Halleran, D-Ariz., put forth the Rural Remote Monitoring Patient Act on Thursday, and Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., also introduced companion legislation. If passed, the bill would establish a virtual health pilot program within the Health and Human Services Department’s Health Resources and Services Administration…”
“In their 10-page legislation, lawmakers propose creating a federal grant program to fund efforts to introduce or improve RPM and expand telehealth in rural communities. Certain entities would be able to apply for money to buy hardware, software and other resources necessary for such efforts, better enable equipment upkeep and the transmission of medical data—and more.”
“To qualify, grantees would have to be based in rural points and turn to Food and Drug Administration-cleared technology…” Read the full article here.
Source: Lawmakers Propose $50 Million Federal Program to Support Rural Patients – By Brandi Vincent, June 21, 2021. Nextgov.
