Medicare Patient Access to Technology
Press Briefing
May 10, 2000

I.	HIMA's Press Release
II.	Chart: H.R. 4395 --Turning Barriers Into Bridges: "The Medicare Patient Access to Technology Act"
III.	Technology case studies with visuals a). Intravascular Radiation Therapy (IRT) 1. IRT chart: Medicare Delay Puts Patients at Risk 2. Related product: Coronary Stents -- Reduced Medicare Patient Access b). Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) VAD chart: Sustaining Patient Lives While Awaiting Heart Transplant c). Bladder Cancer Test d). Cochlear Implants Chart: Cochlear Implants--Over 10 Years of Medicare Delays
IV.	Statement from WomenHeart, The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
V.	Photos from HIMA's press conference