CMS Proposes New TCET Pathway, But How Much Difference Will It Make?

While many industry groups have praised the introduction of TCET, a replacement for the repealed MCIT rule, a Washington Analysis expert has his doubts.

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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a plan to cover breakthrough devices during a transition period while they await full coverage. Senior Healthcare analyst and vice president of Washington Analysis John Leppard is “skeptical” that this proposal will have a remarkable impact on device coverage.

The Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) rule replaces a former breakthrough device coverage rule, the Medicare Coverage of Innovative...

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