Healthcare IT News December 16, 2022
The legislation would direct the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to develop national guidance to cover prescription digital therapeutics under Medicaid and CHIP.
The Medicaid and CHIP Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act seeks to expand care options that can help improve health outcomes and quality of life for those facing barriers to healthcare. The Digital Therapeutics Alliance this week encouraged legislators to support its efforts to broaden access to DTx.
WHY IT MATTERS
For those with chronic and mental health conditions covered by Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, reimbursement for digital platforms and applications that can improve health outcomes has been limited.
The bipartisan bill, S.5238, introduced by Senators Shelly Moore Capito, R-West Virginia,...
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