DAIC

MARCH 5, 2024

Andrea Fletcher , Chief Digital Strategy Officer and Director of the Digital Service at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) will present, “ Teaching the Elephant to Dance: Digital Transformation in the United States ” on March 13 in an afternoon education session.

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MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, CMS released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, ushering in key policy changes for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). EHR technology certified to the 2015 Cures Update must be in place by October 3, 2023. For reporting in 2024, 25% of total score applies to Promoting Interoperability.

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MARCH 13, 2024

CMS has reviewed the CardiAMP Heart Failure II Trial and approved the investigational product, related and routine items and services for purposes of Medicare coverage. We are pleased that CMS has provided coverage support for the confirmatory CardiAMP Heart Failure II study.” said Peter Altman , PhD.,

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MARCH 28, 2025

v As cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to rise globally, vi the need for advanced diagnostic technologies like cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) becomes increasingly critical. vii Similarly, recent increases in Medicare reimbursement rates for CCTA are a positive step towards making this technology more accessible.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

The DRAIN-HF study will evaluate the Aortix percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS) technology in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) who are unresponsive to standard medical therapy. The company recently announced it has received CMS approval for Medicare coverage during the DRAIN-HF pivotal trial.

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MARCH 14, 2024

Ensure all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and health plans are accepting paper claims. AMA is hearing reports that despite CMS instructions, some MACs are still requiring a waiver to accept paper claims. CMS should ensure that MACs allow paper claims without waivers.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Computed Tomography (CT) continues to be a rapidly evolving technology with many new advancements, as displayed and discussed at the Radiological Society of North America109th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA23). As a whole, the computed tomography market size in the US in 2024 is estimated to be $2.38

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MARCH 7, 2024

The data was presented today by Amish Raval , MD, Director of Clinical Cardiovascular Research and Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT) 2024 annual meeting. The CardiAMP HF II trial is expected to similarly secure CMS reimbursement.

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DAIC

JANUARY 14, 2025

13, 2025 Medtronic plc recently announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is opening a national coverage analysis (NCA) on renal denervation, a process that will allow the agency to review and develop a national Medicare coverage policy for renal denervation procedures for patients with hypertension.

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DAIC

JANUARY 13, 2025

Additionally, the company announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted Category B approval for the investigational device exemption (IDE) study, ensuring Medicare coverage for the device, related and routine items, and services for the ELITE-BTK trial.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

13, 2025 Medtronic recentlyannounced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is opening a national coverage analysis (NCA) on renal denervation, a process that will allow the agency to review and develop a national Medicare coverage policy for renal denervation procedures for patients with hypertension.

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