# STAT+: A RAPID proposal for breakthrough coverage, and nurses push back on AI

> Source: <https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/11/cms-rapid-breakthrough-device-coverage-health-tech/?utm_campaign=rss>
> Published: 2026-08-11 13:15:49+00:00

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Happy Tuesday, health tech readers! Mario is out on a very well-deserved break, so you’ll get dispatches from the rest of STAT’s health tech team this week.

Today, a word from nurses on how AI really impacts their work. And finally, more details on the RAPID pathway that aims to help medical devices escape the valley of death.

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