Medicare delays remote patient monitoring overhaul to 2029

· Health · United States

Medicare pushed forward a controversial plan to bar hospitals from using third parties to deliver remote patient monitoring services, but delayed the overhaul to 2029 despite overwhelming opposition. STAT reported that advocates now see a window to fight back during the intervening years. Remote patient monitoring has become a growing revenue line for hospitals and telehealth vendors, and the rule would change who can bill for it and how services are delivered.

Why it matters：Remote monitoring is a fast-growing segment of care delivery; a ban on third-party delivery would redraw the market for hospitals and telehealth vendors.

Key points

  • Medicare delayed the remote patient monitoring overhaul to 2029.
  • The plan would bar hospitals from using third parties for such services.
  • Opposition to the proposal was described as overwhelming.

Sources (original reporting)

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