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are facing an increasing healthcare crisis due to shortages in healthcare providers and facilities, especially as the nursing shortage continues throughout the country. However, with the publichealth emergency recently coming to an end, many patients, health systems and healthcare providers have been left wondering what’s next for RPM.
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Even with the publichealth emergency declared over, a federal budget agreement signed into law in late 2022 extended waivers through the end of 2024. It’s widely believed that both CMS and private insurers will ultimately put into place some type of permanent reimbursement for care-at-home, including hospital-at-home.
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