HIT Consultant December 27, 2024
Vice President Harris’ proposal to expand Medicare to include home care for seniors and people with disabilities could potentially provide up to 20 hours of weekly in-home care. The eligibility requirements for recipients is that they must face challenges with daily activities or suffer from serious cognitive impairments like Alzheimer’s.
Given this could potentially open up access to home care to millions of Americans who currently can’t afford to pay for it, will undoubtedly place an enormous strain on existing public and private home care infrastructure, while also requiring the roll out of new technologies at scale. This could include remote monitoring devices, medication management systems, smart home technology, and more.
Remote monitoring devices
Remote patient monitoring (RPM)...