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US House Panel Passes Bill To Bring More Transparency To Local Coverage Determination Process

 
• By Sue Darcey

The House Ways and Means Committee advanced legislation backed by the device industry to improve the transparency and accountability of the process Medicare Administrative Contractors use to make local coverage determinations for new medical technology.

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A bill designed to bring more sunshine into local coverage determinations by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) was reported out of...

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