HCFA coverage process
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medical Alley representatives meet Aug. 6 with HCFA officials to discuss recommendations for revamping the agency's Medicare reimbursement process. The Minnesota trade association suggests ways to address "the current lack of accountability, flexibility and clarity in the coverage-decision process," according to an Aug. 4 release. Legislative assistants to Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) and Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) also take part in the discussion