US House Bills Address Telemedicine, Prostate Cancer Tests, Diabetes Supplies
Executive Summary
A slate of bills recently approved by the US House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee seek to give Medicare stroke beneficiaries better access to telemedicine, provide coverage of DNA-based prostate cancer tests, and make changes to CMS's competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment to ensure diabetic beneficiaries receive diabetes test strips.
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