The federal government yesterday expanded its reimbursement coverage for Medicare patients who get blockages in their major neck arteries cleared intravenously rather than through surgery, but some doctors said that policy was still too restricted.
Specifically, we exploit a shift in product demand generated by Medicare approvals for reimbursement coverage of medical devices.
A plan to cut Medicare Advantage, could reduce reimbursement coverage by an estimated $65 billion.
The adoption and utilization of beneficial medical technologies including biologic drugs has, in recent times, been subject to a number of regulatory, marketing, reimbursement (coverage) and other demand-side hurdles including the so-called risk-sharing arrangements.
The discussion will be completed by highlighting the current and the possible future clinical health economic evidence requirements, and thus the possible hurdles for obtaining statutory reimbursement coverage, for next generation AVDs in Germany.
Public reimbursement criteria as well as reimbursement coverage rates have been amended in many occasions during the ExFOS enrolment period.
Comparative research that utilizes insurance claims data addresses this external validity need, provides answers regarding effectiveness, and can directly affect reimbursement coverage and other policy needs.
MRI received FDA approval and CMS reimbursement coverage in the mid-1980s, but NCCN guidelines have been very cautious about its use for diagnosis and staging.
Two other studies were published by national HTA agencies (Canada and the UK) as part of their national recommendations for clinical practice and reimbursement coverage.
14 Notwithstanding renal replacement therapies (transplantation and hemodialysis), which have been grouped as special diseases and receive subsidy along with full reimbursement coverage in Iran, out-of-pocket expenditure is considerable for both of the aforementioned therapies.
