News In Brief
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
NICE changes name, leader, and expands mission to social care. Cordis wins Cypher patent case on appeal. More news in brief.
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Supreme Court asks solicitor general to weigh in on a suit against Medtronic with implications for federal pre-emption. In other Supreme Court updates, the court decided not to hear a completely separate appeal from Medtronic on a TAVR patent infringement suit; and a physician is trying to bring his stent patent case against Johnson & Johnson to the high court.
NICE In Brief
The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence OK’s subcutaneous ICD implantation, but recommends outcomes data collection. Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty win recommendation in technology appraisal guidance. More news from NICE.
Reimbursement In Brief
CMS issues proposed decision memo on ocular photodynamic therapy and opens national coverage analyses for cardiac pacemakers and bariatric surgery. GAO denies Palmetto’s Medicare award protest. More reimbursement news.