AdvaMed Asks CMS to Give Seniors Access to Life-Saving Medical Breakthroughs through MCIT Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, AdvaMed submitted a comment letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Elizabeth Richter asking CMS to give seniors access to life-saving breakthrough medical technologies by implementing the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) rule. MCIT, which would give seniors living with serious medical conditions access to breakthrough medical treatments under Medicare, is currently on hold after being introduced earlier this year and is in danger of being rescinded.
Read AdvaMed’s full comment letter.
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