Whoop joins Medicare ACCESS program to offer free wearables and support to seniors
Whoop, known for fitness wearables aimed at athletes, has been accepted into Medicare’s ACCESS pilot, allowing the company to provide its device and a year‑long subscription to eligible Medicare beneficiaries.
Under the program, participants 65 and older will receive a Whoop wearable, continuous health monitoring, and clinician support, while the company aims to simplify its app for this older demographic.
The move, highlighted by newly appointed chief medical officer Ami Bhatt at the STAT Summit, is positioned as a test of whether consumer‑grade wearables can improve health outcomes at a population level.
This writeup was produced by pharmadog from original reporting by STAT.
Original headline: “How consumer tech company Whoop is building for Medicare patients”
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