NCD Request Letter

Last Modified March 23, 2026
Audience Healthcare Professionals |
Topics Policy | Self-Measured BP (SMBP) |
Resource Type PDF
Languages english
Formats 8.5 x 11 / Color

This 2021 letter, drafted to Tamara Syrek Jensen, JD, Director of the Coverage and Analysis Group at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from the American Heart Association and American Medical Association, submitted a formal request for a National Coverage Determination (NCD) for validated self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring devices for the diagnosis and management of hypertension for Medicare beneficiaries.

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