Health Tech Investment Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Apr 9, 2025
What it does
The Health Tech Investment Act would amend Medicare’s hospital outpatient payment system to ensure appropriate reimbursement for certain algorithm-based healthcare services—such as AI- or machine learning-driven diagnostic or treatment tools—by requiring they be assigned to and remain in a special “new technology” payment classification for at least five years, based on manufacturer-submitted costs. It affects Medicare-covered outpatient services delivered via FDA-cleared or approved algorithm-based devices used in screening, detection, diagnosis, or treatment. The bill also codifies payment for software-as-a-service models under Medicare’s outpatient prospective payment system effective…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.