Secretive Meeting Next Month May Spur CMS To Stop Paying For RPM, Defer To MACs

By Emma Beavins / January 24, 2023 at 5:43 PM
The Medicare Administrative Contractors will meet behind closed doors next month in a potentially high-stakes meeting that could determine the future of Medicare payment for remote patient monitoring -- technology that is viewed as key to the continued growth of telehealth. An American Medical Association payment adviser not speaking on behalf of the AMA told Inside TeleHealth the MACs could recommend CMS defer to local coverage decisions by regional Medicare Administrative Contractors when they meet on Feb. 28 to...


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