Reflexion's Vera software that uses Microsoft's Kinect motion-tracking sensor system has been cleared by FDA to treat patients undergoing rehabilitation therapy from home.

In a long-awaited final guidance, FDA affirmed its plan to practice enforcement discretion for most mobile medical apps, except those applications that present the same risks as conventional FDA-regulated devices. Some digital health stakeholders praised the guidance, while others wished FDA has waited.

After urging the US Congress to act on updating Medicare Part D, the Association for Accessible Medicines has welcomed the decision to update Part D by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the US Department of Health and Human Services.