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PAG LIN 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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