reSET-O

The newly released PDTs, now RESET and RESET-O, deliver a self-directed, 12-week course of cognitive behavioral therapy that incentivizes patients to conform to treatment.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services plans to make reSET and reSET-O available through providers in outpatient settings.

The first telehealth offering included in the program is PursueCare, which focuses on addiction medicine.

The study also found patients in the 24-week group had a 27% decrease in unique hospital encounters compared with the group who only received one prescription.

Using the reSET-O app in addition to other opioid treatments lowered healthcare costs by $1,014 and added 0.003 quality-adjusted life years compared with treatment alone.

Researchers found patients who used reSET-O along with buprenorphine and counseling lowered their healthcare costs by $2,385 per person in the six months after they started using the app, compared with the six months before.

The study, backed by the digital therapeutics company, measured the change in clinical encounter frequency among opioid use disorder patients who were also prescribed buprenorphine.

The PBM will be able to offer and administer benefit coverage for addiction-focused digital therapeutics. 

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