[WA]

Nope, we have the same in Germany (and in the EU), called "digital health applications" (DiGA in German). These are smartphone apps with some medical claims, certified as medical devices and prescribed by doctors. They make about €120-€500 for 90 days.

In some cases, these apps might be useful. But I think there are quite a few cash grabs in there, too.

[ossobuco]

Germany is the first country, in 2019, to have introduced a pathway for DiGA to be prescribed and reimbursed by health insurance.

But in 2017 the FDA launched the Digital Health Innovation Action Plan. So arguably the concept was born in the USA.