CMS introduced two new remote patient monitoring billing codes in 2026, expanding the conditions and services that qualify for reimbursement. What this means for the technology UH is developing: the insurance infrastructure to pay for home-based monitoring already exists. That alignment matters because rural Texas has the dual challenge of limited physician access AND limited insurance coverage. What Texas Patients Can Ask About Right NowThe UH institute’s work will take years to produce commercially available, insurer-approved devices. But the infrastructure for home-based health monitoring through insurance already exists — and most Texas patients with chronic conditions have not asked about it.