Analyst: OMB Review Of MCIT Breakthrough Rule Hints It May Not Be Implemented Anytime Soon

Health analyst John Leppard says the US CMS is likely to significantly delay implementation or even take the Medicare Coverage for Innovative Technology reg back to the drawing board.

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The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ decision on the Medicare Coverage for Innovative Technology (MCIT) final rule, but one analyst says the CMS is likely to significantly delay implementation or even take the rule back to the drawing board.

According to John Leppard, a health analyst at the research group Washington Analysis, the CMS has submitted the decision they plan on announcing before 16 May to the OMB as...

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