CMS proposes faster Medicare coverage for breakthrough medical devices

CMS proposes faster Medicare coverage for breakthrough medical devices

Medicare coverage of some breakthrough medical devices would be accelerated under a Trump administration proposal released this month. CMS published an Aug. 11 notice of proposed processes that would include issuing an initial national coverage determination (NCD) simultaneously with FDA authorization of an eligible device and finalizing Medicare coverage within three months of authorization. As… The post CMS proposes faster Medicare coverage fo…