Proposed Bill Would Grow Medicare Coverage For Breakthrough Devices

The US Senate is considering a bill to expand Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices and diagnostics, removing the five-per-year limit imposed by CMS’ Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technology (TCET).

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A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the US Senate attempts to upgrade Medicare’s coverage policy for devices and diagnostics that emerged from the Food and Drug Administration’s Breakthrough Device Pathway.

The legislation, known as the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act, was introduced by Sens. Todd Young,...

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