REPORT ON MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT OF TELEMEDICINE.

SEC. 192. REPORT ON MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT OF TELEMEDICINE. The Health Care Financing Administration shall complete its ongoing study of Medicare reimbursement of all telemedicine services and submit a report to Congress on Medicare reimbursement of telemedicine services by not later than March 1, 1997. The report shall— (1) utilize data compiled from the current demonstration projects already under review and gather data from other ongoing telemedicine networks; (2) include an analysis of the cost of services provided via telemedicine; and (3) include a proposal for Medicare reimbursement of such services.