From Regulation To Reimbursement: Ex-FDA Chief Says CMS Needs New Reimbursement Frameworks

Following his recent talk at the National Press Club on reimbursement issues, former US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told Medtech Insight a new breakthrough device rule proposed by the Medicare agency CMS is good but will still be economically unfeasible for many hospitals. Instead, he says new frameworks need to be developed for the new kinds of technologies coming to market.