Major insurers oppose Medicare plan for direct provider remote monitoring
UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, and Kaiser Permanente sent letters to Medicare officials opposing a proposal that would allow providers to deliver remote patient monitoring directly.
Insurers push back against billing rules
Medicare has proposed changes to how it pays for remote patient monitoring services. UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, and Kaiser Permanente wrote letters stating they oppose this specific proposal. These organizations currently rely on vendors who work under the supervision of billing providers to deliver these health tracking services.
Current vendor model faces scrutiny
The existing system allows third-party vendors to manage patient data using connected devices like blood pressure cuffs. Medicare intends to restrict payments if employees of the billing provider perform the monitoring instead. This shift would alter how health care providers track and manage patient health under current billing codes.
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