21st Century Cures Draft Lays Out Reforms To Medicare Coverage, Payments

The 21st Century Cures discussion draft released by House Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton (R-MI) Tuesday (Jan. 27) lays out legislative plans to address Medicare reimbursement and coverage in a variety of areas, from changes to the coverage with evidence development to reform of the Medicare Local Coverage Determination (LCD) process, as well as many other reforms. The draft, which is missing some sections, also indicates that the committee also plans to look a CMS' coverage of breakthrough...