The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are currently working to develop a new rule that could provide Medicare patients faster access to innovative, lifesaving, and life-enhancing medical devices and diagnostics. This CMS initiative is called the Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) rule. It would modernize Medicare for patients and create an alternative, expedited pathway to provide coverage and payment for emerging devices and diagnostics. Transitional coverage for these technologies would give Medicare patients more healthcare options and would support health innovators here in Colorado and across the U.S.
CBSA urges CMS to adopt this rule. It balances access to innovative technologies with patient protection, while also guaranteeing coverage is flexible, predictable, and evidence based.
Details on the Current Situation
Last year, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) repealed the Medicare Coverage for Innovative Technology rule (MCIT). Since the repeal, CMS has expressed support for a flexible coverage…
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