HIT Consultant December 31, 2025
America is about to experience the most expensive decade in the history of healthcare. Within five years, one in five Americans will be 65 or older. By 2034, older adults will outnumber children for the first time. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is already moving in anticipation: its proposed 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, released in July, directs reimbursement toward remote monitoring and value-based care in the home. CMS has also expanded remote patient monitoring rules this year, signaling a clear priority—reduce preventable hospitalizations, especially among older adults.
Falls are the most urgent—and solvable—driver of these preventable costs.
Nearly 90% of older Americans want to remain in their homes as they age, yet fewer than 10% of homes...
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