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ArticleJournal of managed care & specialty pharmacy2023

Prescription digital therapeutics: Applying Medicaid experience to value assessment and formulary management.

Mahsa Salsabili, Mark Tesell, Matthew Alcusky, Bonnie C Greenwood, Daniel Huang, Kimberly Lenz, Jatin Dave

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Article in Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Diving into the Regulatory Landscape of Digital Therapeutics.Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science · 2026
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  5. Download to heal: navigating the pixelated path of digital therapeutics in psychiatric care.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2025
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  7. Stress reduction and psychological therapy for IBS: a scoping review.Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mahsa SalsabiliClinical Pharmacy Services, ForHealth Consulting, Shrewsbury, MA.
Mark TesellClinical Pharmacy Services, ForHealth Consulting, Shrewsbury, MA.
Matthew AlcuskyDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Worcester, MA.
Bonnie C GreenwoodClinical Pharmacy Services, ForHealth Consulting, Shrewsbury, MA.
Daniel HuangClinical Pharmacy Services, ForHealth Consulting, Shrewsbury, MA.
Kimberly LenzOffice of Clinical Affairs, ForHealth Consulting, UMass Chan Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA.
Jatin DaveOffice of Clinical Affairs, ForHealth Consulting, UMass Chan Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Digital therapeutics (DTx) are a rapidly growing therapeutic category with more than 150 clinical trials evaluating US Food and Drug Administration-regulated DTx to develop additional evidence by the end of 2022. Investments in DTx development have doubled since 2019, reaching $14.7 billion in 2021. Prescription DTx are regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration and require demonstration of efficacy and safety prior to commercialization and reimbursement by payers. Drawing insights from the Massachusetts Medicaid program's early experience with prescription DTx, we provide an overview of this new category of therapeutics and suggest a roadmap for payers and policymakers to evaluate the value of prescription DTx for their member population. Finally, we propose solutions to potential challenges that may be encountered in the DTx coverage and reimbursement management.

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MedicaidPrescriptionsHumansMassachusettsUnited States

Identifiers

PMID37276040
PMCPMC10387922

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