Rural patients deserve equal access to remote monitoring technology
- Patient Access Specialist Alex Thompson from rural Harlowton, Montana highlights that many rural Americans lack access to remote patient monitoring technology.
- This denial stems from a Medicare reimbursement flaw that results in lower RPM payments for rural providers despite similar service costs across regions.
- Rural providers manage greater chronic disease challenges and have fewer healthcare facilities, yet they receive reimbursement for remote patient monitoring that is roughly $11 lower per patient each month compared to urban providers who are paid between $110 and $113 for the same services.
- A Cadence study of 4,006 patients showed that 31% reached healthy blood pressure levels with RPM—twice the rate without—and saved about $311 in monthly healthcare costs per patient.
- The proposed bipartisan legislation aims to establish a nationwide minimum reimbursement rate for remote patient monitoring services, correcting payment disparities and guaranteeing that individuals in rural communities can access vital RPM technology without incurring unfair additional costs.
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