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A growing number of patient groups are expressing their support to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) rule.
Creating a clear and consistent pathway to coverage for new and innovative medical technologies will ensure Medicare patients’ access to life-saving and life-enhancing care.
Last year, CMS proposed a new Medicare coverage pathway for breakthrough technologies called Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT). Via the this pathway, FDA-designated and approved breakthrough technologies, which are…
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…
AdvaMed’s Payment & Health Care Delivery Policy department develops and advocates for policies to ensure and expand patient access to medical technologies by improving coverage, coding, and payment processes used…
Unequal access to medical technologies and, more broadly, health care services continues to persist – often disproportionately impacting the lives of racial and ethnic minorities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AdvaMed, the world’s largest trade organization representing medical technology companies, released the following statement from President and CEO Scott Whitaker on President Biden’s nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker commended CMS on the rule the agency released today establishing a new coverage pathway – MCIT – for breakthrough medical technologies:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a statement today from AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker, the world’s largest trade association representing medical technology companies and manufacturers praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom for…
This report focuses on ways to modernize Medicare’s payment and coverage policies.