Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act
This bill increases Medicare reimbursement rates for rural remote patient monitoring (RPM) services by setting a minimum floor of 1.00 for practice expense and malpractice indices starting in 2026, directly benefiting rural clinics and providers in areas with health care shortages. It requires RPM providers to respond to data anomalies, share patient vitals with electronic health records, and report data to track Medicare savings. The bill mandates a two-year report analyzing cost savings from reduced hospital stays and better medication adherence among beneficiaries using RPM. These changes specifically target improving access to RPM for rural Medicare patients with chronic conditions like heart failure and diabetes.
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Apr 2025
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Introduced Apr 30, 2025
Last action Apr 30, 2025
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Apr 30, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Apr 30, 2025
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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