PHTI Report Leaves Bruises On Health Tech Amid Reimbursement Push

Digital health stakeholders are reeling from new findings by Peterson Health Technology Institute that digital diabetes management solutions increase spending for payers and without providing additional clinical benefit over in-person interventions, and hope the findings won’t impede their press for payers to cover remote monitoring technology. While some experts doubt the independent health technology assessment group’s report will have a significant impact on Medicare reimbursement policy for remote monitoring and digital health solutions, they said it could bruise the reputation...