Thomas Shaffer, President of Campus Clinic, emphasizes the importance of on-campus healthcare in schools, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. He notes that many schools, faced with staffing and funding challenges, have had to cut back on healthcare services. Shaffer suggests that schools should consider partnering with outside healthcare experts to provide comprehensive services for students in a cost-effective manner.

Bill would expand access to digital therapeutics
Sens. Capito and Shaheen reintroduced the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023, aiming to expand access to FDA-approved software treatments for Medicare patients.