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House backs three‑year Medicaid pilot for remote monitoring of chronic conditions
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 269, which creates a three‑year pilot under a federal 1115 waiver to test remote monitoring for Medicaid fee‑for‑service beneficiaries with chronic conditions (heart failure, hypertension, COPD, etc.); sponsors said the waiver must be budget neutral and the pilot aims to reduce hospital visits and lower costs. (Passed 70–1.)
Representative Steve Eliason told the chamber that chronic disease is a leading cause of death and disability and that Senate Bill 269 would launch a three‑year pilot program under a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 1115 waiver to test remote monitoring for Medicaid fee‑for‑service beneficiaries.
Eliason said the…
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