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Committee approves two‑year remote monitoring pilot for maternal hypertension and diabetes
Summary
House Bill 867 would create a TennCare‑administered remote patient monitoring pilot covering up to 300 pregnant and postpartum women with hypertension or diabetes, capped at $600,000 and running two years; the Insurance Committee voted unanimously to advance the pilot.
The Insurance Committee unanimously advanced House Bill 867, which establishes a TennCare‑administered pilot program for remote patient monitoring (RPM) of maternal hypertension and diabetes.
Representative Jim Hicks explained the amendment attached to HB 867 limits enrollment to no more than 300 pregnant or postpartum women, caps the program cost at $600,000, and sets the pilot to conclude two years after implementation. The sponsor said TennCare will administer the pilot and aim to deploy it statewide, with priority for rural counties.
Sponsor remarks described RPM as a tool to improve outcomes and access while lowering overall health care costs by enabling clinicians to monitor patients remotely and catch problems earlier. Committee members asked how participants would be selected and whether urban populations would also be included; the sponsor said the program would be available across the state and would especially target rural areas.
The committee voted to forward HB 867 to the Government Operations Committee; the clerk recorded 18 ayes and 0 nays.
