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CMS proposes new payments for digital health in 2025 PFS draft rule

  • July 12, 2024
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On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed calendar year 2025 physician fee schedule, which includes recommendations on coverage of digital health tools, including digital therapeutics and telehealth services.  To support access to behavioral health services, CMS proposed that Medicare pay for digital mental health treatment devices used in conjunction […]

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Report: Digital health investment is rebounding in 2024

  • July 12, 2024
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If the momentum of investment continues, this year could surpass year-end totals seen in 2019 and 2023 ($8.2B and $10.7B, respectively), two years that can serve as comparable periods outside the pandemic, according to Rock Health’s H1 2024 digital health funding report released this week.  Digital health startups in the U.S. raised $5.7 billion across […]

Here’s the deflation breakdown for June 2024 — in one chart

  • July 12, 2024
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97 / Getty Inflation has throttled back significantly since peaking two years ago. The U.S. economy is even seeing some prices deflate for consumers. Deflation measures how quickly prices are falling for a consumer good or service. It’s the opposite of inflation, which gauges how quickly prices are increasing. Physical goods have accounted for much […]

Tesla’s California virtual power plant delivers 100 MW to help the grid

  • July 12, 2024
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Tesla’s virtual power plant (VPP) in California delivered 100 MW of power to help the grid not use gas peaker plants yesterday. It’s peaker plant season in California. Heat waves are hitting the region, people are cranking up their ACs, and it is putting quite a load on the electrical grid. Tesla has been using […]

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Beat the NHS waiting lists with these seven tips – Digital Health Technology News

  • July 12, 2024
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The team at the private healthcare consumer information website myTribe have put together seven tips on how you can beat the NHS waiting lists: Research your local NHS hospital waiting times – When you choose where you might receive NHS hospital treatment, always research hospitals’ waiting times, as you may find another hospital nearby that will treat you […]