For Immediate Release
Contact: Kelly Broadway
kbroadway@health-innovation.org
Washington, DC – The Health Innovation Alliance (HIA) is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take a targeted approach to oversight of remote monitoring, promote artificial intelligence adoption, and expand telehealth services and remote monitoring as it finalizes the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
In comments submitted to CMS, HIA warned that broad new restrictions on remote monitoring could limit access to technology-enabled care, particularly for rural, homebound, and chronically ill patients.
“HIA supports strong program integrity, but CMS should focus enforcement on bad actors rather than create new barriers for providers using these tools appropriately. CMS’s own inspector general reports do not establish that inappropriate conduct is widespread in remote monitoring, underscoring the need for a targeted approach rather than broad restrictions,” said Roslyn Docktor, Executive Director of the Health Innovation Alliance.
HIA called on CMS to:
- Use risk-based oversight for clinical AI rather than one-size-fits-all requirements and promote adoption of AI in appropriate clinical settings
- Preserve and expand access to Medicare telehealth services
- Reconsider broad restrictions on remote monitoring and instead use claims data, audits, and targeted enforcement to address improper billing
“CMS can strengthen oversight without putting innovation or patient access at risk,” said Docktor. “HIA will continue pressing the agency to adopt policies that target abuse, protect legitimate care, and give providers and patients the flexibility to use technology for better care.