BREATHE Act
- Last Action
- 5/3/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-02Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-05-02Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-05-02Introduced in House
- 2019-05-02Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-02 (00)
Better Respiration through Expanding Access to Tele-Health Act or the BREATHE Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a pilot program in which qualifying respiratory therapists may provide telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the program must allow respiratory therapists to provide telehealth disease management services (e.g., smoking cessation counseling) for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Cosponsors (20)
- TJ Cox (D-CA)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- Carol Miller (R-WV)
- Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
- Steve King (R-IA)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- Harley Rouda (D-CA)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Tim Burchett (R-TN)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medicare
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