TECH Act: Telehealth and Remote Monitoring for Medicare Advantage Seniors
This act aims to test how telehealth services and remote health monitoring at home can improve care for seniors using Medicare Advantage plans. The goal is to better manage diseases, enhance quality of life, and potentially reduce healthcare costs. Additionally, the act modifies how errors in Social Security earnings records are corrected, which could impact future benefits.
Key points
A new pilot program will allow Medicare Advantage seniors to use telehealth and remote health monitoring at home to improve their care.
The 3-year program will assess if these technologies enhance care quality and reduce costs, especially for chronically ill individuals.
Rules for correcting errors in Social Security earnings records have been changed, potentially making it easier to fix data affecting future retirement or disability benefits.
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