60-DAY DELAY IN JAPANESE STM DEVICE PAYMENT CHANGES
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
60-DAY DELAY IN JAPANESE STM DEVICE PAYMENT CHANGES likely will be provided by Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare. An MI- IW spokesperson said on March 24 that it is "99% probable" that the Ministry would send the Department of Commerce a letter delaying the effective date of new reimbursement prices for four "special treatment materials" -- orthopedic implants, heart valves, oxygenators and catheters -- to June 1 instead of April 1 as originally planned.