The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it finalized an expansion of its care offerings for patients with chronic kidney disease. CMS completed its end-stage renal disease (ESRD) treatment choices (ETC) model for improving or maintaining the qualityof care and reducing Medicare expenditures for patients with chronic kidney disease, impacting approximately 30% […]
Myomo lands Medicare coverage
Myomo (NYSE:MYO) announced that it received authorization to be a Medicare provider through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS, under the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, now includes Cambridge, Mass.-based Myomo in its Medicare Supplier Directory at Medicare.gov, which enables Myomo to bill Medicare directly when it delivers its MyoPro orthosis in […]
Abbott wins Medicare reimbursement for FreeStyle Libre 2
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that its next-generation FreeStyle Libre 2 iCGM is now available to Medicare patients. The integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system met the codes for therapeutic CGM systems used for coverage by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), making it accessible to all Medicare patients with diabetes who meet the […]
CMS agrees to cover ‘breakthrough’ medical devices
Medicare patients will have coverage for medical devices the FDA designates as breakthrough technology under a proposed rule released this morning. Once the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) final rule goes into effect, national Medicare coverage will begin on the date a breakthrough device’s FDA market authorization would begin and continue for 4 years. […]
CMS pushes for return to essential kidney treatments, transplants
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced updated guidance urging for the resumption of kidney procedures. CMS said its guidance is designed to ensure medical providers can able return to offering essential surgical, life-sustaining procedures while reinforcing infection control precautions at dialysis facilities in COVID-19 hotspots. The guidance includes a checklist of […]
Report: PerkinElmer under investigation for Medicare fraud
PerkinElmer (NYSE:PKI) is under federal scrutiny for alleged involvement in a scam to bill Medicare for tens of thousands of unnecessary genetic cancer tests, according to a report by Reuters. The news agency cited three unidentified sources and government documents linking the Waltham, Mass.-based diagnostic and scientific instrument company to the probe. PerkinElmer acknowledged that it has […]
CMS recommends postponing most elective procedures
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance late yesterday asking healthcare providers to postpone adult elective surgeries and procedures, including dental procedures, until further notice. The move is an attempt to preserve the supply of ventilators and personal protective equipment such as masks and gowns while protecting patients and staff from exposure […]
Competitor’s lawsuit against Tactile Medical can proceed
A U.S. District Court judge in southern Texas has denied a motion from Tactile Medical (NSDQ: TCMD) to dismiss a competitor’s qui tam complaint. Veterans First Medical Supply (Houston) claimed in its lawsuit filed in early 2019 that Tactile is defrauding Medicare and Medicaid because it contracts with hundreds of clinicians to provide at-home setup […]
CMS considers extending Medicare coverage for heart devices
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may extend coverage for artificial hearts and ventricular assist devices (VADs). Currently, Medicare covers artificial hearts for beneficiaries enrolled in a CMS-approved clinical study, a status that hasn’t been updated since 2008. Artificial heart-maker SynCardia wrote a letter last year to CMS asking it to extend coverage […]
House bill asks CMS to cover breakthrough devices for Medicare patients
U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash) reintroduced a bill today to improve Medicare patient access to breakthrough medical devices. The Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2019 (H.R. 5333) would require Medicare to temporarily cover all devices approved through the FDA’s breakthrough pathway for three years, during which the Centers for Medicare and […]
NanoVibronix wins reimbursement from CMS for PainShield device
NanoVibronix (NSDQ:NAOV) announced today that it won a unique reimbursement code from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for its PainShield surface acoustic wave portable ultrasonic therapeutic device. The Elmsford, N.Y.–based company develops medical devices based around its low-intensity SAW technology that allows the creation of low-frequency ultrasound waves that can be used in multiple medical […]
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