# CMS and FDA Launch RAPID Pathway to Speed Medicare Coverage for Breakthrough Medical Devices

> news · REPORTED · 2025-06-23

The Trump administration unveiled the RAPID coverage pathway, a joint CMS-FDA program that provides permanent Medicare coverage within 60 to 90 days of FDA approval for breakthrough devices, replacing the TCET program and covering an initial pool of approximately 40 qualifying devices.

- Company: CMS / FDA (RAPID Program)
- Sector: medical devices
- Primary source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/cms-fda-announce-new-program-speed-medicare-coverage-breakthrough-medical-devices

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