Sen. Capito Introduces Bill on Coverage of Prescription Digital Therapeutics Under Medicaid

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 5238) to "require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide guidance regarding coverage of prescription digital therapeutics under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program."

The bill was introduced on Dec. 12 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

For more information, Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito, 172 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-6472; or in state at 500 Virginia St. E., Ste. 950, Charleston, WV 25301; 304/347-5372; 300 Foxcroft Ave., Ste. 202-A, Martinsburg, WV 25401; 304/262-9285; 48 Donley St., Ste. 504, Morgantown, WV 26501; 304/292-2310; 220 N. Kanawha St., Ste. 1, Beckley, WV 25801; 304-347-5372.

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