Monday, July 15, 2013

CMS Proposes Centralized Review, New Standards For Reimbursement Of IDE Studies

CMS Proposes Centralized Review, New Standards For Reimbursement Of IDE Studies-graysheet: CMS has proposed some significant changes to the process for gaining Medicare coverage of device trials. Responding to device industry complaints about the unwieldy process of obtaining jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction Medicare coverage for clinical study costs, the agency is proposing to make these coverage decisions centrally.