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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY RESOLUTION
1 3 BY CHAIRPERSON BRUNKHORST)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution requesting that the Congress
1 5 of the United States direct the Health Care Financ-
1 6 ing Administration to establish a national policy
1 7 no later than July 1, 1995, for Medicare reimburse-
1 8 ment of telemedicine services.
1 9 WHEREAS, telemedicine services can attract physicians to
1 10 rural areas, eliminating provider isolation through readily
1 11 available opportunities for geographically convenient,
1 12 continuing education and access to medical information sources
1 13 and specialists across the state and throughout the nation,
1 14 thereby positively impacting the problem of medical provider
1 15 shortage areas; and
1 16 WHEREAS, telemedicine services enable patients to remain in
1 17 their home communities and hospitals for medical care,
1 18 eliminating the costs of duplicative testing and personnel as
1 19 well as potential threats to patient stability due to multiple
1 20 transfers; and
1 21 WHEREAS, the projected cost savings for patients and
1 22 medical care providers would ultimately result in lower costs
1 23 to state and federal governments and taxpayers; and
1 24 WHEREAS, implementation of telemedicine is dependent upon
1 25 economics involving high initial capital expenditures that
1 26 many Iowa hospitals, especially in rural communities, are
1 27 unable to afford; and
1 28 WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has expressly
1 29 prohibited the Health Care Financing Administration from
1 30 providing reimbursement for procedures or services not yet
1 31 proven safe or clinically effective, and telemedicine is
1 32 currently considered to be experimental; and
1 33 WHEREAS, all Iowans will benefit from increased access to
1 34 health care services and the lower costs resulting from the
1 35 widespread use of telemedicine; NOW THEREFORE,
2 1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE
2 2 CONCURRING, That the General Assembly of the State of Iowa
2 3 respectfully requests that the Congress of the United States
2 4 direct the Health Care Financing Administration to establish a
2 5 national policy for Medicare reimbursement of telemedicine
2 6 services by no later than July 1, 1995; and
2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be
2 8 transmitted to the Speaker of the United States House of
2 9 Representatives, the President of the United States Senate,
2 10 and all members of the Iowa congressional delegation.
2 11 LSB 1891HC 76
2 12 mj/sc/14
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