Reps Eshoo, Markey request wireless healthcare study

Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) asked the General Accountability Office to study the safety, reliability and compatibility of wireless healthcare technologies. The lawmakers wrote that wireless medical devices hold “significant promise for enhancing health and reducing the costs of healthcare for all Americans,” but they expressed concern over whether the Federal Communications Commission is doing enough to address the challenges and risks the devices pose.