Prior to CMS’ publication of CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, the Remote Monitoring Leadership Council (RMLC) RMLC submitted requests to CMS, advocating for a more RPM-friendly regulatory landscape for patients and providers. In the letter, RMLC:
- Calls on CMS to continue shaping quality remote patient monitoring (RPM) services by issuing best practices and further guidance on billing to ensure the best use of taxpayer dollars.
- Applauds CMS for its RPM policies in the 2026 rulemaking cycle and urges CMS to build on this momentum to create a vision for a stable, longer-term modernized valuation methodology for device codes.
- Urges CMS to work with stakeholders on a path to reflect the complexity of patients with multiple comorbidities using RPM.
- Encourages CMS to ensure that coverage of RPM is 1) consistent across both fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage (MA) and 2) reflects the best outcome for beneficiaries and taxpayers. Accordingly, we call on CMS to encourage MA plans to invest in care (like RPM) that yields multi-year financial benefits to the Medicare program.