Medicare Spending On Remote Patient Monitoring Up 31% From 2023, To $536 Million

In 2024, Medicare paid $536 million for remote patient monitoring (RPM), according to a recent analysis from the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG). This includes coverage through Original Medicare (also known as Medicare fee-for-service) and Medicare Advantage. This is an increase of 31% from 2023, and continues an upward trend that has occurred in every year since Medicare began widely covering the services in 2019. Because the use of RPM has the potential to greatly expand, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should strengthen its oversight of these . . .