S. 1702 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 8, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands Medicare and Medicaid to cover digital therapeutics
This bill would let Medicare and Medicaid cover prescription digital therapeutics—software applications designed to help prevent, manage, or treat medical conditions. Medicare would need to create a payment system for the companies that make these apps, taking into account things like how often patients use them. Manufacturers would also have to share information about which private insurance companies are using their apps, or face financial penalties.
How it affects you
If you're on Medicare or Medicaid, you could gain access to prescription digital therapies as a covered treatment option, similar to how medications are covered. Manufacturers of these apps would need to follow new reporting requirements, which could affect how they do business.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 8, 2025)
Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2025
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 1702
A BILL
Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) · Introduced May 8, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 8, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”