Tuesday, July 15, 2025

CMS Releases Proposed PFS Rule for 2026

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On July 14, 2025, CMS released the proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule for CY2026. Find the press release here: https://www.cms.gov/n...

Who's Who: Medicare Advisory Panel on Lab Test Pricing

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We're approaching the July 23-24, 2025, meeting where a dozen laboratory experts will advice Medicare on the pricing of new lab tests fo...
Monday, July 14, 2025

CMS Webinar on WISER: Thurs July 17, 2025 / Pilot Prior Auth Portal for Fee for Service Medicare

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 CMS will hold a one hour webinar on its WISER project, which will bring fee for service "prior authorization" portals into Part A...
Friday, July 11, 2025

Sidebar: Chat GPT Advice for Door Handle

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 This weekend, I asked Chat GPT for advice for a broken door handle .   I gave it a couple pictures of the problem. Before providing me a so...

CMS Publishes Draft NCD on Renal Denervation for Uncontrolled Hypertension

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Last winter, CMS announced it would produce a National Coverage Determination on renal denervation for uncontrolled hypertension.   CMS has ...
Thursday, July 10, 2025

FDA Approves New, Rapid Platform for Tumor NGS from Thermo Fisher

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On July 3, 2025, FDA approved a new rapid tumor panel platform from Thermo Fisher, the Oncomine Dx Express Test.   The product runs on the I...

USPSTF Meeting Canceled; Conservative Journal Recommends Dumping USPSTF

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Several concurrent events on July 9, 2025. The conservative journal, The American Conservative, published a detailed essay on why the USPSTF...

Brief Blog: CMS Updates NCD 90.2 (NGS Cancer) Instructions

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 Since 2018, NCD 90.2 has controlled applications of NGS in Medicare cancer patients.  At regular intervals, CMS updates the claims processi...