Med Page Today

MARCH 21, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Medicare will cover the weight-loss drug semaglutide (Wegovy) under its Part D drug program for patients with overweight or obesity who have preexisting heart disease and need the drug to prevent heart attacks or strokes, the.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

reported the highest Medicare payment of $38,459 for heart attack care between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Oct. Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Miss.)

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CardiacWire

MARCH 24, 2024

Less than two weeks after Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy gained expanded FDA approval for cardiovascular event risk reduction, CMS issued a new Medicare Part D guidance that allows coverage of obesity drugs for senior patients with “an additional medically accepted indication”… like cardiovascular disease.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This funding will allow us to expand our commercial reach, which is especially germane following our recent achievements in attaining Medicare coverage and a CPT Category I code for advanced plaque analysis. We’re proud to be a part of Cleerly’s journey.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Elucid has announced that four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will extend coverage for AI-enabled quantitative coronary plaque analysis, including its FDA-cleared PlaqueIQ image analysis software, beginning Nov. tim.hodson Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:12 Oct.

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DAIC

APRIL 24, 2024

Eighty percent of heart attacks and strokes are preventable. partially because its key risk factor, high blood pressure, is a ‘silent killer,’ and most patients have no symptoms before their first heart attack or stroke. Yet, CVD remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.,

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DAIC

JULY 18, 2024

CPT codes are widely used by government payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, and commercial insurance companies to identify healthcare services and procedures for reimbursement. KAI 12L is the world's first AI to detect 35 cardiac determinations, including heart attacks, using a reduced leadset.

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