UnitedHealth and CVS oppose Medicare rules on remote patient monitoring billing
Major insurers UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health wrote to CMS to oppose a new Medicare proposal regarding how doctors bill for remote patient monitoring services.
Insurers challenge direct employment rule
UnitedHealth, CVS Health, and Kaiser Permanente sent letters opposing a requirement that remote monitoring care be delivered by direct employees of the billing practice. The proposal would effectively ban providers from using contractors for this type of care. These groups argue the change would significantly disrupt current billing methods for tracking patient health with devices like connected blood pressure cuffs.
Conditions and device types
Remote monitoring services currently help patients manage medical conditions including hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure. Doctors use various devices such as scales and blood glucose meters to track these health metrics for their patients.
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