When Germany introduced reimbursement for prescription digital health applications in 2020, it became the first country to create a national pathway for digital therapeutics to enter routine healthcare. The policy, embedded in the Digital Healthcare Act (Digitale-Versorgung-Gesetz), allowed physicians to prescribe certified medical apps (known as Digital Health Applications, or DiGAs) and have them reimbursed… Continue reading Germany’s DiGA Programme: the Evolution of Digital Therapeutics Reimbursement