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CMS Expands Coverage of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)

CMS Expands Coverage of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) Decision increases access by extending Medicare coverage to additional diagnostic applications Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its national coverage policy for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Read more about CMS Expands Coverage of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)
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Trump Administration Approves Two New State Medicaid Demonstrations to Treat Substance Use Disorders and Combat National Opioid Epidemic

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that Minnesota and Nebraska have become the 23rd and 24th states who have received approval under the Trump Administration for innovative demonstration projects that increase access to treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) and Read more about Trump Administration Approves Two New State Medicaid Demonstrations to Treat Substance Use Disorders and Combat National Opioid Epidemic
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CMS Approves Louisiana State Plan Amendment for Supplemental Rebate Agreements Using a Modified Subscription Model for Hepatitis C Therapies in Medicaid

Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Louisiana’s Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) authorizing the state to negotiate supplemental rebate agreements from prescription drug manufacturers. Read more about CMS Approves Louisiana State Plan Amendment for Supplemental Rebate Agreements Using a Modified Subscription Model for Hepatitis C Therapies in Medicaid
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CMS Commits $50 Million to Assist States with Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (insert link) that provides State Medicaid agencies with information to apply for planning grants that will aid in the treatment and recovery of substance use disorders (SUDs), including opioid use Read more about CMS Commits $50 Million to Assist States with Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery
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Statement from CMS Administrator Seema Verma on President Trump Signing an Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First

Statement from CMS Administrator Seema Verma on President Trump Signing an Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First Read more about Statement from CMS Administrator Seema Verma on President Trump Signing an Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First
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CMS Finalizes Updates to Coverage Policy for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

CMS Finalizes Updates to Coverage Policy for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Decision expands access to TAVR in Medicare by modernizing the requirements that providers must meet to perform the cardiac procedure under Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) Today the Centers for Read more about CMS Finalizes Updates to Coverage Policy for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)