The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal from Mexico’s Club León against their exclusion from the Club World Cup by the ruling body FIFA over ownership rules. The CAS said on ...

Arctic sea ice extent through most of April changed very little. Only at the end of the month did extent begin to decline. Because the month started with unusually low extent, however, the average ...

Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) and National Coverage Determinations (NCDs). CMS has emphasized that innovative devices may still be covered through these existing mechanisms. To support ...

Another goal is automating coverage determinations so patients can get decisions faster, said the people, who weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The discussions are in ...

The share price of listed cancer diagnostics company Pacific Edge has dropped by about 25% in NZX trading today after it confirmed it had lost reimbursement on about 60% of its US revenue. The loss of ...

The test is covered under Medicare administrative contractor Palmetto GBA's local coverage determination for molecular diagnostic tests. "CMS reimbursement for CRCdx represents more than just a policy ...

with a coverage determination. Patients and clinicians know immediately whether a service is covered and its cost, making shared decision-making easier and avoiding prior authorization-caused ...

The Buccaneers added to their secondary by drafting Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison in the second round on Friday. For the Bucs, he will come into a situation where he won't be rushed into ...

Second surgical opinions. Medicare.gov. Costs. Loyola Medicine. When and how to get a second opinion. CMS.gov. Medicare coverage determination process. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Items ...

The CMS – which received more than 10,000 comments on the drug – said it had arrived at the National Coverage Determination (NCD) verdict because "questions still need to be answered" about ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decided to peel back a series of local coverage determinations for skin substitute grafts that provoked a vigorous response from stakeholders.

the effective date of the Medicare Local Coverage Determination, or LCD, titled “Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous ...