On November 2, AMCP submitted comments on CMS’s Third Interim Final Rule responding to the COVID-19 emergency, thanking the agency for granting pharmacists the authority to order COVID-19 diagnostic tests for Medicare beneficiaries and expressing concern about the agency’s new guidance which would limit COVID-19 diagnostic tests without an order.
On November 2, AMCP submitted comments on a CMS Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology proposed rule establishing a national coverage pathway for innovative devices authorized under FDA’s Breakthrough Devices Program and clarifying the agency’s definition of “reasonable and necessary”. AMCP called on CMS to indicate how digital therapeutics (DTx) will fit into Medicare’s coverage and payment framework in its Final Rule.
The efficient, well-coordinated distribution, allocation, and mass vaccination activities against the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) will help ensure vaccination is an effective countermeasure to the current pandemic.
On Oct. 5, AMCP submitted comments about the Part D MTM program, specifically in regards to the ability of plan sponsors and MTM vendors to provide annual CMR to individuals other than the beneficiary in certain circumstances in which the beneficiary is unable to participate.
Read AMCP's summary of the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology proposed rule that would provide a national coverage pathway for breakthrough devices, including digital therapeutics.