HCFA Support Of CREST Study Could By Aided By White House Directive
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
President Clinton's June 7 executive memorandum aimed at increasing the participation of Medicare beneficiaries in clinical trials could facilitate federal reimbursement for studies of currently non-covered procedures, such as the CREST carotid stent trial.
You may also be interested in...
Medicare clinical trial coverage
National coverage decision addressing routine care costs in clinical trials could be issued by the Health Care Financing Administration as early as the week of July 24. Included will be definitions of what the agency considers "routine" care costs and which clinical trials qualify for such coverage, staffers note. Following a comment period, HCFA intends to make the decision effective by Sept. 15. Implementation would fulfill one part of a June 7 Presidential executive memo which also directs HCFA to explore the possibility of expanding Medicare coverage to certain experimental procedures (1"The Gray Sheet" June 12, p. 5)
Medicare clinical trial coverage
National coverage decision addressing routine care costs in clinical trials could be issued by the Health Care Financing Administration as early as the week of July 24. Included will be definitions of what the agency considers "routine" care costs and which clinical trials qualify for such coverage, staffers note. Following a comment period, HCFA intends to make the decision effective by Sept. 15. Implementation would fulfill one part of a June 7 Presidential executive memo which also directs HCFA to explore the possibility of expanding Medicare coverage to certain experimental procedures (1"The Gray Sheet" June 12, p. 5)
Med/Surg Panel Ratification Signals MCAC EC Confidence In Interim Process
Ratification by the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee's executive committee of the Medical and Surgical Procedures Panel's April 13 proceedings signals the body's confidence in the effectiveness of their interim operating procedures to guide panel deliberations.