After High Stakes Feb. Meeting, MACs Will Not Make Local Coverage Determination For RPM, RTM Coverage

Novitas Solutions and First Coast Service Operations (FCSO) sent an email Friday afternoon (May 19) telling select remote physiologic monitoring and remote therapeutic monitoring advocates that the Medicare Administrative Contractors will not be releasing a local coverage determination at this time after reviewing the extensive list of studies sent by advocates and hearing testimony at the Feb. 28 Contractor Advisory Committee meeting that sought to tease out the value of the services. Most importantly, the MACs’ hesitation will give the...