Pregnant and postpartum patients; reimbursement for remote monitoring services through pregnancy.

This legislation expands access to prenatal and postpartum care in Virginia by requiring health insurance providers to cover remote patient monitoring services. Under this bill, insurers must reimburse for medical technologies that allow patients to transmit health data—such as blood pressure or glucose levels—to their healthcare providers from home throughout their pregnancy and in the weeks following delivery. By facilitating regular, real-time monitoring of high-risk indicators, the bill aims to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce complications that often arise during the postpartum period. For Arlington residents, this means greater flexibility in managing health during pregnancy and a proactive approach to identifying potential emergencies, ultimately reducing the need for frequent in-person office visits while maintaining high standards of clinical oversight and patient safety.