Clinical Trial Policy meeting
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC) will address CMS' reconsideration of the Clinical Trial Policy at a public meeting Dec. 13 in Baltimore. The policy, implemented in 2000, provides coverage of routine costs for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in "qualified" clinical studies. CMS opened a national coverage decision in July to revise the policy in light of "changes to the clinical research landscape" (1"The Gray Sheet" Aug. 21, 2006, p. 9). A proposed decision is now expected by April 10, with a final decision due in July...