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Medtech Experts Endorse TCET In Health Subcommittee Hearing

 
• By Hannah Daniel

Leaders in the medtech industry testified before the House’s E&C Subcommittee on Health to advocate for coverage of innovative technologies.

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The medtech industry showed its support of the Transitional Care for Emerging Technologies (TCET) proposal during a US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Meeting on 18 July. The topic of the hearing was: “Innovation Saves Lives: Evaluating Medicare Coverage Pathways for Innovative Drugs, Medical Devices, and Technology.”

TCET, proposed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, would ensure transitional coverage of medical devices given the breakthrough...

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