Medicare to get new advisory committee to assess technology coverage
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) is to set up a new committee to help it decide whether certain medical technology in the US should be covered by Medicare reimbursement. In a Federal Register notice published on December 14, the agency announced it will establish a 120-member Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC) to advise it on "whether medical items and services are reasonable and necessary".