Despite some Democrats’ cost, safety concerns . . .

E&C Panel Passes Broad Medicare Breakthrough Device Coverage Bill

By Michelle M. Stein / November 15, 2023 at 10:53 PM
The House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee on Wednesday (Nov. 15) passed a bipartisan bill that would provide broad, four-year, automatic Medicare coverage of breakthrough devices over the concerns of some Democrats -- six of whom voted against the legislation, including E&C ranking Democrat Frank Pallone (NJ) -- about safety issues linked to automatic coverage and the Congressional Budget Office’s informal $7 billion - $12 billion score. Mark Leahey, president and CEO of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association, said in...

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