Health Tech Investment Act
S 1399, the Health Tech Investment Act, creates a new Medicare payment category for algorithm-based healthcare services (like AI tools used in diagnosis or treatment) starting January 1, 2026. It requires Medicare to pay based on manufacturer costs (including software, staff, and overhead) and protects these services in the special payment category for at least five years, preventing reassignment without sufficient claims data. This directly affects Medicare beneficiaries receiving these AI-driven services and healthcare technology companies developing them. The bill also codifies existing Medicare payment rules for software-as-a-service starting January 1, 2023.
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Introduced Apr 9, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Apr 9, 2025
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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