Lawmakers: Obama Should Request Funds To Put UDIs In CMS Claims

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is asking the White House to include money to incorporate unique device identifiers (UDIs) into CMS claims forms in its fiscal year 2017 budget. Four Democrats and one Republican say incorporating UDIs into claims forms would allow FDA to expand its Sentinel surveillance system to include medical devices and ultimately save CMS money in the long run, in a letter sent Thursday (Nov. 19) to the Office of Management and Budget. CMS has been...