US Representatives Urge CMS To Insure Coverage Of Breakthrough Technology By Year’s End

Four US representatives sent a letter to CMS urging them to pass a the TCET proposed rule by the end of 2022. 

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A 15 December letter signed by four US representatives urges the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue the Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) proposed rule by the end of 2022.

TCET was proposed to replace the Medicare Coverage for Innovative Technology (MCIT), which was repealed in 2021. Under MCIT, any...

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