CMS dealt a blow to digital health. But there’s more to the story.
CMS' new agency rule changes held seemingly disappointing news for digital health and people living with diabetes, cutting reimbursement for the widely-praised virtual diabetes prevention program. But on second glance, it's not as simple as we initially thought—and our industry should understand why. In our latest post, we explain what's at stake for patients and digital health and lay out a framework for moving forward.
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Headlines
First Digital Pill Approved To Worries About Biomedical ‘Big Brother’
Tweet | The New York Times
FDA Clears Electronic Earpiece To Block Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms
Tweet | STAT
Express Scripts, Propeller Partner To Make Inhaler Sensor More Widely Available
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
AMA’s Goal: Helping Physicians Navigate Oceans Of Clinical Data
Tweet | FierceHealthcare
Zuck Surprised At Extent Of Opioid Crisis—But Facebook Full Of Illegal Opioid Ads
Tweet | CNBC
House Energy And Commerce Nudges HHS To Secure Supply Chain Security
Tweet | TheHill
Can Apps Slay The Medical Bill Dragon?
Tweet | Kaiser Health News
CHIME Suspends National Patient ID Challenge After Two Years
Tweet | HIT Consultant
Rock Health in the News
Spire Health Tag: Is This What The Next Generation Of Wearables Should Look Like?
Tweet | Slate
Ex-Googler Found The Healthiest People In The US—Now He's Selling Them Life Insurance (Health IQ)
Tweet | CNBC
Recent Funding
- Our portfolio company Health IQ raised $34.6M from a16z and First Round to motivate and reward health consciousness. Congrats, team!!
- Patient management platform Collective Medical closed $47.5M from KPCB and KPV
- Oncology precision medicine software maker Syapse raised $30M
- LeanTaas received $26M to help hospitals better manage the patient experience
- Catalia Health raised $4M to support chronic disease patients with its personal health robots