Sens. Warren, Grassley Push CMS To Require UDIs In Medicare Claims

December 24, 2014 at 10:47 AM
Ahead of FDA's rollout of the Global Unique Identifier Database (GUDID), Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter urging CMS to consider requiring that Medicare claims include Unique Device Identifier information. While revisions to claims forms are not due for a few years, the move from the Senate duo exerts pressure on a reluctant CMS to approve a document, being written by a standards committee, that will recommend the agency change claims forms to include UDIs...


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