Medicaid Still Not Completely Onboard with At-Home Patient Monitoring

At-home patient monitoring is garnering growing attention as a method to improve health outcomes and optimize healthcare spending. However, many states are reticent to let Medicaid reimburse the cost of home monitoring devices. This is, in part, due to a lack of standard operating procedures and mixed data regarding its efficacy and cost-effectiveness.

According to Erin Banco and Ben Leonard, “But some evidence suggests it works on both fronts. The VA reported in 2018 that patients enrolled in its remote patient monitoring programs saw a 53 percent decrease in “bed days” and a 33 percent reduction in hospital admissions. At the end of 2021, the agency published a request for a proposal for remote patient monitoring contracts worth $1 billion.”

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(Source: Politico Pulse, October 26^th, 2022)