Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023

3/12/2024, 2:10 AM

Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023

This bill provides for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of prescription digital therapeutics (i.e., software applications that are used to prevent, manage, or treat medical conditions). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a Medicare payment methodology for payments to manufacturers that takes into account certain factors (e.g., ongoing use); manufacturers must report specified information about private payors, subject to civil penalties.

Congress
118

Number
S - 723

Introduced on
2023-03-08

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/8/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023

This bill provides for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of prescription digital therapeutics (i.e., software applications that are used to prevent, manage, or treat medical conditions). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a Medicare payment methodology for payments to manufacturers that takes into account certain factors (e.g., ongoing use); manufacturers must report specified information about private payors, subject to civil penalties.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of prescription digital therapeutics under such titles, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Health

Potential Impact
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Digital media
Health care costs and insurance
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/17/2023

Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023

This bill provides for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of prescription digital therapeutics (i.e., software applications that are used to prevent, manage, or treat medica...


Latest Action3/8/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.