CMS Head Verma Unveils Favorable Coding Changes For Medtech, Pharma At MDMA Meeting
Executive Summary
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will allow device manufacturers to submit requests for HCPCS codes for emerging technology on a semi-annual basis, and drug-makers will be allowed to submit quarterly, CMS chief Seema Verma told an MDMA audience at the industry advocacy group's annual meeting on 2 May.
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