How CMS Is Tackling 'Coverage Purgatory' for Medical Devices

CMS has introduced the RAPID pathway to speed up Medicare coverage for breakthrough medical devices by aligning FDA and CMS review processes, allowing shared clinical evidence to be used for both FDA approval and Medicare coverage.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Medtech, and 4 sources have reported it between 7 Aug 2026 and 12 Aug 2026.