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Bill Analysis

H.R. 1148/ S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (FAST Act)

S. 431 would allow any site administering acute stroke care to be added as an eligible site with no geographic restrictions, but exclusively limited to providing services to treat acute stroke for Medicare patients. H.R 1148 is more limited in its allowances, exclusively allowing only hospitals or mobile units administering telehealth-eligible stroke services to qualify as an eligible site for strictly defned “telehealth-eligible stroke services”.

Bill Analysis

H.R. 1152 – Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2017

The intent of this bill is to eliminate the sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand eligibility for such program, and to extend certain operating hours for pharmacies and medical facilities of the Department, and for other purposes.

Bill Analysis

S 2943 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

The intent of this bill is to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.