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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6801 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that remote 

physiologic monitoring services are not subject to cost sharing under 

the Medicare program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 14, 2023 

Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK (for herself, Mr. RUIZ, and Ms. SEWELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure 

that remote physiologic monitoring services are not subject to cost sharing under the Medicare program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘RPM Cost Sharing 

5 Elimination Study Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT REMOTE PHYSIOLOGIC MONI2 TORING SERVICES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO 

3 COST SHARING UNDER THE MEDICARE PRO4 GRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833 of the Social Secu6 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘and (HH)’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘(HH)’’; and 

10 (B) by inserting before the semicolon at 

11 the end the following ‘‘, and (II) with respect 

12 to remote physiologic monitoring services, the 

13 amounts paid shall be 100 percent of the lesser 

14 of the actual charge for the services or the 

15 amount determined under the payment basis es16 tablished under section 1848’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘, and (13)’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘(13)’’; and 

20 (B) by striking the first period at the end 

21 and inserting ‘‘, and (14) such deductible shall 

22 not apply with respect to remote physiologic 

23 monitoring services’’. 

24 (b) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE.—Section 1852(a)(1)(B) 

25 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(a)(1)(B)) 

26 is amended— 


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1 (1) in clause (iv)— 

2 (A) by redesignating subclause (VIII) as 

3 subclause (IX); and 

4 (B) by inserting after subclause (VII) the 

5 following new subclause: 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

7 subclause: 

8 ‘‘(VIII) Remote physiologic moni9 toring services.’’; and 

10 (2) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and (VI)’’ and in11 serting ‘‘(VI), and (VIII)’’. 

12 (c) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2026, the Sec13 retary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Con14 gress a report on the effects eliminating cost sharing for 

15 remote physiologic monitoring services under Medicare 

16 had on patient health outcomes and on any cost savings 

17 attributable so such elimination. 

18 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

19 this section shall apply with respect to items and services 

20 furnished on or after January 1, 2024, and before Janu21 ary 1, 2026. 

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