TL;DR: Out of more than 350,000 health apps worldwide, the federal government selected 13 for the new Medicare App Library on Medicare.gov. Slothwise is one of them, listed alongside Microsoft, Samsung, Noom, and Zocdoc. It is the only fully independent, patient-first company on the page. The listing required passing the DiMe Seal evaluation, federal-grade identity verification, and CMS's own review. This is the most rigorous consumer-facing health app vetting process in the United States, and it is now visible to 68 million Medicare beneficiaries.

Slothwise now appears on Medicare.gov as part of the new Medicare App Library. The library launched on April 9, 2026 to give Medicare beneficiaries a short, verified list of digital health tools they can trust. Every application on the page has been independently evaluated for privacy, security, clinical evidence, usability, and equity. This is not a marketplace anyone can join. It is a federal standard.

Why this matters

Look at who else is on that page. Microsoft Copilot Health. Samsung Health. Noom ($3.7 billion valuation, 45 million users). Zocdoc ($569 million raised). Welldoc (11 FDA clearances, 60 patents). The public companies on the list represent over $3.6 trillion in combined market capitalization. The private companies have raised over $1.4 billion in venture funding combined.

Slothwise is also the only company on the page that is fully independent. No venture capital investors. No corporate parent. No public shareholders to answer to. Every product decision is made for the patient, not for a board or a quarterly earnings call. That independence is why Slothwise does not run ads, does not sell data, and does not share health information with third parties.

CMS did not evaluate the brand, the funding round, or the headcount. They evaluated the product. And when the federal government puts an independently built, patient-first product on the same page as Microsoft and Samsung, it says something about what that product actually delivers.

What CMS verified

Getting listed on the Medicare App Library is not a single step. It is a multi-stage verification process that most health apps would not pass.

Slothwise completed all of the following:

• The DiMe Seal from the Digital Medicine Society, an independent evaluation covering security and privacy, clinical evidence, usability and accessibility, and equity and inclusion. The framework was built from over 1,000 scientific articles, approximately 50 regulatory guidances, and input from 150+ cross-sector experts. The Governance Committee includes representatives from Epic Systems, the American Hospital Association, America's Health Insurance Plans, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Boston Children's Hospital.

• Federal identity verification through ID.me at NIST 800-63-3 IAL2/AAL2 standards, the same authentication standard used by 21 federal agencies. ID.me has been independently certified by the Kantara Initiative.

• The CMS Health Technology Pledge, committing to interoperability, patient data access, and privacy protections.

• Connection to a CMS Aligned Network for secure health data exchange using FHIR R4.

• CMS's own review process on top of all of the above.

This is the most rigorous consumer-facing health app vetting framework in the United States. Over 700 organizations have signed the CMS Health Technology Pledge since the White House "Make Health Tech Great Again" initiative launched in July 2025. Thirteen apps have made it onto the page.

What this says about Slothwise

The health app market has a trust problem. A 2021 BMJ study found that 88% of mobile health apps contained code capable of collecting user data, with the majority serving third-party advertising and analytics rather than the user. Most health apps have never been independently reviewed by anyone.

Slothwise passed a federal review designed to filter out exactly that kind of product. Here is what that means in practice:

• No ads. No data sales. No third-party sharing. Slothwise has no external investors pressuring it to monetize user data. The product is funded by its users, and the only stakeholder is the patient.

• Independently verified privacy and security. Not a self-reported claim on a marketing page. An evaluation conducted under a framework governed by the AHA, Epic, AHIP, and the VA.

• Clinical evidence standard met. The DiMe Seal does not just check that an app works. It checks that what the app tells you is grounded in evidence.

• Accessible without downloading an app. Slothwise works via text message. For the Medicare population, where 70% of health app users abandon their app within 100 days, meeting people in their existing tools is not a feature. It is the difference between reaching them and not.

CMS selected Slothwise for two of its priority categories: Conversational AI Assistants and Diabetes and Obesity Prevention.

The full picture

The Medicare App Library is a signal from the federal government about which digital health tools meet their standard. For Medicare beneficiaries, it replaces guesswork with a verified shortlist. For the industry, it sets a public benchmark that did not exist before.

For Slothwise, it is confirmation of something the product was built around from the beginning: that a health tool should exist for the patient, not for investors, not for advertisers, and not for data brokers. When CMS puts you on the same page as $3.6 trillion worth of companies and your only funding came from the people who built it, the product is the credential.

You can see Slothwise on the Medicare App Library at medicare.gov/health-apps.

Frequently asked questions

Is Slothwise approved by CMS?

Slothwise is listed on the Medicare App Library on Medicare.gov in the "Apps that are almost ready for Medicare" section, meaning it has completed the core verification steps and CMS is finishing final checks. Slothwise has earned the DiMe Seal, integrated ID.me identity verification, connected to a CMS Aligned Network, and signed the CMS Health Technology Pledge.

What is the Medicare App Library?

The Medicare App Library is a directory on Medicare.gov that helps 68 million Medicare beneficiaries find trusted digital health tools. Every app on the page has been independently evaluated for privacy, security, clinical evidence, usability, and equity. It launched on April 9, 2026. Only 13 apps are listed.

How many apps are in the Medicare App Library?

As of April 2026, 13 applications appear on the Medicare App Library page out of more than 350,000 health apps available worldwide. Four are fully available and nine are completing final CMS checks.

Who else is listed?

Microsoft Copilot Health, Samsung Health, Noom, Zocdoc, Welldoc, Massive Bio Patient Navigator, Flexpa, HealthEx, January AI, Polygon Health, Savor Health, and Xealth. The public companies on the list represent over $3.6 trillion in combined market capitalization.

What is the DiMe Seal?

The DiMe Seal is an independent quality designation from the Digital Medicine Society. It evaluates digital health products across security and privacy, clinical evidence, usability and accessibility, and equity and inclusion. The framework was built from over 1,000 scientific articles and is governed by an independent committee including Epic Systems, the AHA, and the VA. Fewer than 50 products have earned it out of 350,000+ digital health apps worldwide.

Does Slothwise sell user data?

No. Slothwise does not sell data, does not run ads, and does not share personal health information with third parties. Slothwise is the only company on the Medicare App Library without external funding.