US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma says the agency will now accept HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) coding requests for new technology twice a year. The agency chief made the announcement on 2 May at a Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Verma added that the agency will also accept submissions for codes for new pharmaceuticals on a quarterly basis. Formerly, the...