Congress·In Progress·H.R. 3108

RPM Access Act

Medicare: Remote Patient Monitoring in Rural Areas

Jul 15·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

A house committee must act next: committee consideration.

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Could go either way

The bill has support from both parties and addresses a popular issue in rural healthcare, but the requirement for new spending may face hurdles in a divided Congress.

Key Points

This bill increases the amount Medicare pays doctors to monitor patients' health from home. It specifically targets rural areas where doctors are currently paid less because of their location, even though the technology costs the same everywhere.
Starting in 2026, the bill sets a payment floor so that rural healthcare providers receive at least the national average rate for these services. This is intended to help people with chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes get better care without traveling long distances.
To get these payments, doctors must meet new quality rules. They must have staff available to respond immediately if the monitoring equipment detects a health emergency, and their systems must work with digital medical records.
The government will study the program for four years to see if it saves money by keeping people out of the hospital. The study will also look at whether patients are better at taking their prescribed medications when they are being monitored remotely.

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Milestones

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Jul 15, 2026House

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.

The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.

Jul 15, 2026House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Apr 30, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.