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Medicare Nixes Coverage For New Cancer Tests
Medicare has sharply changed the way it pays for diagnostic tests, cutting payment rates and curtailing coverage for some new tests altogether.
The makeover in the way that Medicare reimburses molecular diagnostics has been foreshadowed for years, but was abruptly put into effect this summer.
Affected are the kinds of tests that probe for gene and protein markers found in our body’s tissues. These tests help doctors diagnose a multitude of diseases and monitor our response to drug treatments. They are used in a variety of medical settings. Some of their greatest promise has been in personalizing the treatment of cancer by tailoring drug therapies to a person’s unique tumor type.
The labs that perform the test are the same outfits that market them. The tests are typically sold as a laboratory service, rather than marketed as a medical device.
Read the full story here: http://onforb.es/10lDmA5
Source: Forbes
Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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Neurologists Share Tips for Securing Patient Access to Gene Therapies
March 19th 2025Tenacious efforts at every level, from the individual clinician to the hospital to the state to Congress, will be needed to make sure patients can access life-saving gene therapies for neuromuscular diseases.
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Texas Oncology to Roll Out Canopy for ePROs After Head-to-Head Pilot
March 18th 2025Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Public Policy and Strategy for Texas Oncology, said the practice received positive feedback from nurses and patients during a pilot that concluded in February.
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Cancer Labels on Alcohol? Ireland, Where Pubs Still Rule, Will Have Them by Next Year
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