Proposed Medicare rule would stop paying for vendor-run remote monitoring
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On October 26, 2026, KFF Health News reported that CMS’s proposed 2027 fee schedule rule would halt Medicare payment to providers who use outside technology companies for remote patient monitoring. A chief medical officer at Albany Area Primary Health Care said the health system could not offer remote monitoring without an outside vendor.
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KFF Health News (Oct. 26, 2026; also published by The Daily Yonder Oct. 22), reporting on the CMS CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, 91 FR 43842Part of
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The physician fee schedule and PPS rate · Care-management codes and telehealth
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FQHC Talent. (2026, October 26). Proposed Medicare rule would stop paying for vendor-run remote monitoring. Source: KFF Health News (Oct. 26, 2026; also published by The Daily Yonder Oct. 22), reporting on the CMS CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, 91 FR 43842. Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/cms-cy2027-pfs-rpm-outside-vendor-payment-proposal-kff-october-2026