US CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) unveils changes to Medicare technology reimbursement process
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its process for making national coverage decisions. The changes, announced today in a notice published in the Federal Register, implement certain requirements of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection act of 2000 (BIPA) and incorporate lessons learned since the agency launched its open coverage process three years ago.