Within the VA, home telehealth services reduced bed days of care by 59 percent and hospital admissions by 35 percent.” The Tele-Med act of 2015 aims to expand telemedicine coverage across the Medicare beneficiaries in the USA, whilst reducing the overall cost of healthcare to the country. In order for this bill to become law, it must be signed into law by President Barack Obama and then ratified by Congress. Current support for telemedicine under Medicare is costly and does not deliver the highest standards of care, according to the bill's co-sponsor Congressman Devin Nunes of California.
The Tele-Med act of 2015 aims to expand telemedicine coverage across the Medicare beneficiaries in the USA, whilst reducing the overall cost of healthcare to the country. In order for this bill to become law, it must be signed into law by President Barack Obama and then ratified by Congress. Current support for telemedicine under Medicare is costly and does not deliver the highest standards of care, according to the bill's co-sponsor Congressman Devin Nunes of California.