After years of lobbying and data collection by industry and cardiology professional groups, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed to set national Medicare reimbursement rates for long-term cardiac monitoring, rather than rely on the rates set by the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs).
CMS Proposes National Payments For Long-Term Continuous Electrocardiogram Monitoring
Analysts expect iRhythm to shift more of its long-term remote cardiac monitoring operations to its California facility to take advantage of new Medicare reimbursement rates set by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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