TechNet supports health care and life science policies that enable accessible, high-quality care for patients, while harnessing the power of innovation to improve patient outcomes, enhance the clinician experience, and reduce costs. Congress should prioritize policies that provide Americans greater control over their health needs, accelerate the development and delivery of life-saving innovations, and that make it easier to receive care, especially in rural areas and communities with a shortage of providers. To enable continued innovation in healthcare, TechNet encourages Congress to prioritize policies that facilitate the adoption of cloud and advanced tools such as AI by pharmaceutical and medical device companies, including enabling the use of this technology in research, manufacturing, regulatory compliance, and other portions of the value chain, as well as support interoperability of health data and enable decentralized clinical trials.
Modern technologies, including the facilitation and increased use of telehealth, cloud-based tools, and remote monitoring technologies, can help improve health care delivery and outcomes. Federal regulators should encourage the expansion of virtual care and ensure access to safe and secure telehealth and digital health technologies, especially in areas with limited access to healthcare providers, including in underserved and at-risk populations. State and federal health programs should address and reflect health disparities in state and federal health programs, and policy makers should support robust investment in telehealth infrastructure, including broadband, Wi-Fi, and technology modernization among providers that treat underserved communities to ensure universal access for the benefit of all communities.
Nutrition is health care. Lawmakers should make permanent the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Online Purchasing Pilot to improve access to healthy food for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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