CMS Seeks Feedback on Faster Coverage for Breakthrough Devices
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking feedback from healthcare professionals, patients, and industry experts on a proposed new pathway that could help some medical devices receive national Medicare coverage within months of FDA authorization.[8249196]
The proposed “RAPID” pathway aims to address the challenge of getting innovative medical devices approved for Medicare reimbursement, which often faces significant delays and uncertainty.[8237561]
Nurses are pushing back on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their daily work, citing concerns about data accuracy, patient privacy, and job displacement.[8237561]