No Pay Incentives Needed For Non-Opioid Pain Control Devices, CMS Says; Industry Disagrees
Executive Summary
Medtech firms couldn’t convince the US Medicare agency to propose additional temporary payments under Medicare for non-opioid pain management device alternatives in its proposed rule for outpatient hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. In response, industry advocacy group AdvaMed plans to gather more data in support of payment incentives before a mid-September deadline comes for comments on the rule.