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HeartFlow AI Plaque Analysis Achieves Major Milestone Towards Medicare Coverage

DAIC

milla1cf Tue, 06/04/2024 - 20:54 June 4, 2024 — HeartFlow, a leader in cardiovascular healthcare technology, is pleased to announce a key Medicare policy development, which should allow for future expanded patient access to their Plaque Analysis product.

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CMS Releases Proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital OPPS Rule

American College of Cardiology

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). The overall reimbursement for cardiovascular services is projected to remain flat compared with 2024, with changes to policies and individual services roughly balancing out.

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New CV ASC Registry Suite Tracks Cardiac Procedures and Provides Benchmarks For ASCs

American College of Cardiology

The number of cardiac procedures being performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) has grown significantly over the last decade, and third-party payer reimbursement, led by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, have resulted in continued trends of minimally invasive cardiac procedures on stable patients increasingly being performed outside (..)

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ACC Submits Comments on FY 2025 IPPS Proposed Rule

American College of Cardiology

The ACC submitted formal comments on June 5 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule.

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AliveCor's Kardia 12L ECG System Receives Category III CPT Codes

DAIC

CPT codes are widely used by government payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, and commercial insurance companies to identify healthcare services and procedures for reimbursement.

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BioCardia Announces CMS Approval of Coverage for CardiAMP Cell Therapy Confirmatory Phase III Heart Failure Study

DAIC

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. The CardiAMP clinical development for heart failure is supported by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund and is reimbursed by CMS for both treatment and control procedures.

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First-of-its-kind ACC Registry Tracks Cardiac Procedures Performed in Ambulatory Surgical Settings

DAIC

Recent shifts in third-party payer reimbursement, led by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid , have resulted in continued trends of minimally invasive cardiac procedures on stable patients increasingly being performed outside of a hospital setting.