News Briefs: Dx Bill Reintroduced; FDA Questions Guided Therapeutics’ LuViva; Study Milestones
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Rep. Leonard Lance reintroduced a bill in the House to address flaws in Medicare’s reimbursement system for diagnostics. Guided Therapeutics receives more questions from FDA on the PMA for its LuViva cervical scan. Study news from InSightec, Direct Flow Medical and PLC Systems. More news.
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