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August 24, 2026 (Updated September 11, 2026)
Coalition of More Than 230 Health Care Organizations Urges CMS Not to Finalize Proposed Remote Monitoring Restrictions
Letter warns proposed changes to remote monitoring would disrupt care for Medicare beneficiaries
More than 230 health care organizations, including national patient advocacy groups, hospitals and health systems, and professional provider societies, today sent a letter to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz urging the agency not to finalize its proposed policies for remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) in the Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule.
The coalition, which includes over 30 major health systems and 50 national patient/provider organizations, warns that the proposed rule would cause immediate and significant disruption for over 1 million Medicare beneficiaries who rely on remote monitoring to manage chronic conditions, avoid preventable complications, and stay connected to their care teams.
“A policy intended to strengthen oversight should not increase costs to taxpayers,” the letter states, cautioning that restricting access to these services would move Medicare away from effective prevention and early intervention and back toward more expensive emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and institutional care.
The signers note that if finalized, the proposal would force providers to reduce enrollment, terminate programs, or stop offering remote monitoring altogether. Signers emphasize that CMS’s proposed changes will hit small practices, rural providers, and safety-net organizations. These are often the same communities facing long travel distances, clinician shortages, hospital closures, and limited access to specialists.
The letter points to the Administration’s own calls for greater use of technology to improve chronic disease management, especially in the Rural Health Transformation Program, arguing that remote monitoring advances both goals and that CMS should expand access to proven technology-enabled care rather than dismantle the models that make it possible.
Rather than broad restrictions on beneficiary access, the coalition urges CMS to delay the proposed remote monitoring policies and work with stakeholders on a balanced approach that protects patients, preserves clinically integrated care, and addresses program integrity concerns through proportionate, evidence-based guardrails.
A full list of the 230 national associations, health systems, and patient and provider groups is available in the letter and continues to grow.
Read the full letter here as of September 14.
Find more information here: Background One Pager, Topline Messaging, Detailed Talking Points.
Alliance Advocacy Center: connectwithcare.org/rpm
Media Contact: Katie Vinson
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