Billy Abbott, a retired Army medic, wakes at 6 every morning, steps on the bathroom scale, and uses a cuff to take his blood pressure.
Mar 18 2024KFF Health News
But some experts say remote monitoring's huge growth — spurred on during the covid-19 pandemic, when patients were hesitant to sit in crowded doctors' waiting rooms — has outpaced oversight and evidence of how the technology is best used. In just the first two full years, remote monitoring services billed to Medicare grew from fewer than 134,000 to 2.4 million in 2021, according to federal records analyzed by KFF Health News.
Medicare enrollees may face 20% in cost sharing for the devices and monthly monitoring, though certain private plans through Medicare Advantage and Medicare supplement policies may cover those costs. The government allowed insurers to waive the patient cost sharing during the pandemic. Related StoriesIn a statement to KFF Health News, Meena Seshamani, director of the federal Center for Medicare, part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, did not say how CMS is ensuring only patients who can benefit from remote monitoring receive it. She said the agency balances the need to give patients access to emerging technology that can improve health outcomes with the need to combat fraud and make proper payments to providers.
Denton Shanks, a medical director at the American Academy of Family Physicians, said remote monitoring helps patients manage their diseases and helps physician practices be more efficient. He has used it for the past two years as a doctor at the University of Kansas Health System.
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