Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced July 2017.

Recent executive-level company changes and promotions in the biopharma, medical device and diagnostics industries.

Now that CMS has posted the interim payment amounts for more than 100 new molecular pathology codes, industry is concerned whether the tests will be covered at all.

The industry’s angst is growing several months after CMS announced a plan to task contractors with independently setting regional payments for more than 100 new molecular diagnostic codes. A breakdown in the process so far, stakeholders say, could have a lasting impact on small, venture-backed labs.