CMS Pauses The Clock On Implementing Highly Anticipated Medical Device Reimbursement Rule

The rule was set to go into effect 15 March, but the government is delaying it for at least two months to discuss the resources needed for the payments – and whether they’re the right policy to start with.

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In an 11th-hour notice, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided to delay a highly anticipated rule that would have automatically qualified certain breakthrough medical devices for Medicare reimbursement.

Late on 12 March, the CMS published a notice that it was delaying the Medicare Coverage for Innovative Technologies...

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