Discoveries in Health Policy
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Thursday, June 18, 2026
OIG: Another Workplan, This Time It's Genetic Tests in Part B
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A few days ago we flagged an OIG workplan about pathogen panel coding for > 5 pathogens (think 87798) - here. OIG has another another m...
AI Corner: Chat GPT Interprets German-Language Sequencing Policy Documents
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This week, Genomeweb has an excellent article about reimbursement and policy changes in German regarding NGS. The article includes a numb...
CMS Puts HCPCS Modifiers for Local, Metastatic Cancer - On Hold
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Last fall, CMS proposed to create two cancer modifiers as two-letter HCPCS codes, for local versus metastatic cancer. (See my February blog...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Vinay Prasad: HE'S BACK
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Before Vinay Prasad, the UCSF oncologist, served as head of CBER at FDA, he was famously outspoken—in blogs, vlogs, podcasts, and peer-revie...
Register Now for June 25 HHS Webinar on AI, Policy, and Reimbursement
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HHS Webinar June 25: What Did HHS Hear About AI in Clinical Care? ## AI Corner: Chat GPT 5.5 ## In December 2025 , HHS issued a broad Reques...
Very Brief Blog: Using AI to FInd Someone's Name
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We live at a time where some people use AI like second nature and some nearly never. Here's a real life example. For a moment today I ...
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