Health System Grapples with Coverage of New Digital Therapies

November 9, 2023

woman talking to a doctor on a laptop

(Axios) – A wave of medical services delivered via software has the potential to expand access to new therapies and help keep people out of the hospital — but the health system is still trying to figure out how to pay for it. Why it matters: Experts advising Medicare are just beginning to wrestle with how the program — the largest payer of health care in the U.S. — should pay for software used as medical devices, which can range from video games prescribed for ADHD to technology that analyzes data from CT scans. (Read More)