Medicare could cover remote monitoring

A California representative is joining seven other bipartisan co-sponsors to introduce the Medicare Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2008, which proposes Medicare be required to cover remote monitoring services for patients with chronic health conditions. The bill proposes to amend the Social Security Act to cover remote patient management services for heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia. It also proposes to create a demonstration program to evaluate the potential coverage of these services for diabetes, epilepsy and sleep apnea.