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CMS Phases Out Alternative NTAP Pathway Despite Health Tech Objections

3 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

3 August 2026

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opportunities

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Healthtech Infrastructure

◆ Geography

United States

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Read at insidehealthpolicy.com →

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Fusion42 · 2 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

CMS will phase out the alternative pathway for new technology add-on payments starting in 2028, while continuing payments for technologies approved through 2027, despite objections from digital health groups warning this could limit access to innovative health technologies.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Healthtech Infrastructure.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

CMS's decision cuts a key reimbursement route for new hospital technologies, forcing you to rethink market access and funding plans for digital health innovations by 2028.

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1 source · 3 Aug 2026

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Healthtech Infrastructurecmsntapmedicarehealthtechreimbursementregulation