] As part of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, CMS is
] sponsoring nine pilot projects involving 180,000 patients
] and using technologies administrators hope will improve
] preventive care. Officials anticipate that the program
] could, for example, help a diabetes patient get to the
] doctor before she requires a leg amputation, or allow a
] doctor to begin a new prescription or diet before his
] patient suffers heart failure.

Even more Remote Patient Monitoring goodness.

Medicare: Bring on the Tech