Expanding Remote Monitoring Access Act
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Overview
This bill, the Expanding Remote Monitoring Access Act, aims to change how Medicare pays for remote monitoring services. Currently, providers must collect data for 16 days over a 30-day period to be reimbursed, even if that’s not medically necessary. The bill would lower this requirement to a minimum of 2 days of data collection, regardless of COVID-19 status, and requires a report to Congress outlining the impact and potential reimbursement models. This change is intended to increase access to remote monitoring and potentially reduce healthcare costs.
Key provisions
- Sets a minimum data collection period of 2 days over a 30-day period for Medicare remote monitoring services.
- Eliminates the requirement for a COVID-19 diagnosis to qualify for the shorter data collection period.
- Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a report to Congress within one year outlining the impact of the change and recommending reimbursement models.
- The report must include analysis of previous experience, recommendations for differential reimbursement, and considerations for supervision requirements.
- Specifies a list of entities to consult with when preparing the report, including government agencies, healthcare providers, and patient advocacy groups.
- Defines ‘remote monitoring’ as including remote physiologic and remote therapeutic monitoring.
- Clarifies that remote physiologic monitoring involves the collection and analysis of patient physiologic data for chronic or acute conditions.
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