Groups are mobilizing now to ensure that UDIs for high risk implantable devices are incorporated into claims, although it will likely be several years at least before that becomes a reality. The goal is to facilitate better data collection and more effective product recalls.
A new law makes vast changes to how clinical laboratory tests will be reimbursed by Medicare over the long term. Although the changes ultimately may lead to payment reductions, both test kits makers and laboratories applaud the new provisions. Reimbursement will better reflect the value that lab tests bring to the health care system, they say.
