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AMCP Comment Letter on Health Technology Ecosystem

As CMS explores strategies to increase the adoption of digital health tools, AMCP urges CMS to support broader coverage of prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) under Medicare and Medicaid. PDTs represent an emerging class of software-based treatments that deliver clinically validated therapeutic benefits, either independently or in combination with other interventions. These products can play a transformative role in improving access, especially for patients with behavioral health conditions or chronic diseases.
Quality of Care, Legislation & Regulation, Coverage Parity, Drug Utilization Review (DUR)
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Legislative Update: Senate HELP Committee Releases Reconciliation Bill Text

Yesterday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the text and a section-by-section summary of its portion of the reconciliation bill. The package focuses largely on higher education, targeting financial assistance programs that Republicans allege inflate tuition costs at colleges and universities. While the committee adjusted certain policies in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), the House’s version of reconciliation that passed last month, the draft bill leaves two policies that AMCP is tracking untouched.
Legislation & Regulation