HCFA Raising Curtain On PT Self Testing; Roche Bows Out Prior To Showtime
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HCFA will initiate a national coverage review of home-use prothrombin time tests within the next month, but has not yet determined whether the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee will be called on for a recommendation on the issue.
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Prothrombin time tests
HCFA formally opens national coverage review for home-use PT tests Jan. 29. Medicare coverage is currently left to the discretion of the four durable medical equipment regional carriers, which have consistently denied claims (1"The Gray Sheet" Aug. 28, 2000, p. 3). The current review likely will focus on patients with mechanical valves and those with atrial fibrillation who have suffered a cardiovascular event. Comments are due by April 24, 2001