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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
FDA Announces Home Health Challenge to Reduce Readmissions
The FDA has announced an innovation challenge for medical technology to be used in the home setting with the objective of reducing hospital readmissions. The READI-Home Innovation Challenge will...
CMS Accelerates Prior Authorization with Multi-stakeholder Initiative
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has been working to improve the prior authorization (PA) practices of Medicare Advantage plans in recent years with several successes to report. The...
CMS, FDA Propose New Path for Breakthrough Devices
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the FDA recently announced a new program that will create a more predictable route for adoption of innovative medical devices. The Regulatory...
Patients, Manufacturers Plead for Medicare Breakthrough Device Coverage
A group of 67 patient groups and life science organizations has petitioned the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for coverage of breakthrough medical devices. The request comes at a time when...
CMS Issues Final Policy For Breakthrough Device Coverage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has delivered its final policy for the Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) program, which incorporates existing coverage mechanisms....
Congress Reconsiders Expanding Telehealth Services for Diabetes Prevention
The House of Representatives and the Senate have both reintroduced legislation that would expand Medicare telehealth services for patients at risk for developing diabetes. The PREVENT DIABETES Act...
AdvaMed and CapView Propose Plan for Medicare Coverage of AI
The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) and CapView Strategies have collaborated to produce a series of recommendations for improving Medicare coverage of artificial intelligence (AI),...
Medicare Rule for Breakthrough Devices Returns
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has resubmitted the rule for Medicare coverage of FDA breakthrough devices with a modified plan for the application and for the process of...
Congress Pushes CMS to Reconsider MCIT Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has formally scuttled its proposal to cover breakthrough medical devices, but recent developments have breathed new hope into the Medicare Coverage...
CMS Announces Full Withdrawal of MCIT Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has fully withdrawn the rule for Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT), which eliminates any prospect for automatic coverage of...