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AdvaMed White Paper Advises Systemic Medicare Coverage For Digital Technology

Changes in reimbursement could be achieved through existing regulatory authorities, industry says

 
• By Sue Darcey

The medtech industry advocacy group issued a white paper on best methods for Medicare coverage of telehealth, remote patient monitoring and other digital technology.

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Medicare coverage for digital health medtech such as telemedicine should be modernized to support these labor- and cost-saving technologies, says a new industry white paper released on 1 October.

Sponsored by industry advocacy group AdvaMed and authored by Washington, DC, health policy consulting group CapView Strategies, the “Modernizing Medicare...

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