# CMS Advances Chronic-Care Technology Reimbursement

The Washington Post reports that the top 100 health care organizations spent more than $408 million on lobbying during the first nine months of 2026, a 2% decline from the same period in 2025. Advocacy continued around Medicare payment, Medicaid, drug pricing, and health technology. For procurement professionals, the most direct market signal is CMS’s work on pilots and reimbursement involving chronic-care technology, alongside industry advocacy concerning wearable-device rules and connectivity for remote care. The report identifies no specific solicitation or contract award, so these developments indicate a policy and market context rather than a confirmed procurement opportunity.

- Health technology and service providers can assess how chronic-care products, wearable devices, and remote-care connectivity align with CMS pilot and reimbursement efforts.
- Medicare and Medicaid policy activity may shape demand and business cases for technology supporting chronic-condition management; the article does not specify contract values, requirements, or procurement timelines.
- Contractors should distinguish reimbursement and regulatory developments from funded acquisitions: no solicitation, award, or defined purchasing requirement is identified in the report.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Healthcare, Information Technology
**Topics:** Regulatory Compliance, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 22, 2026

### Government Entities
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- U.S. Congress

### Vendors
- Dexcom ()
- Oura ()

### Key Quotes
> To me, it’s the power of technology to invert the entire model of health care from being something that happens in a hospital or a doctor’s office to something that travels with the patient and allows the patient to be at the center of the health care experience.
> — Ajit Pai, Chief Executive Officer of CTIA

### Sources
- [Health Brief: Inside health care’s lobbying spending - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-intelligence/health-brief/2026/10/21/health-brief-inside-health-cares-lobbying-spending) - The Washington Post