Revising the Criteria and Process Used by HCFA to Determine the Coverage of Medical Devices Under Medicare

Organizational Statements, Revising the Criteria and Process Used by HCFA to Determine the Coverage of Medical Devices Under Medicare

This page lists statements and information concerning the issue taken from the web sites of various organizations, trade associations, and interest groups involved in the issue. We provide both a link to the main page of the organization concerned as well as a copy of the pages relating to the issue that we found in our searches. Because we want to keep information concerning each of our cases for an archive, we copied their pages during the period of research. Below each statement is the original URL from which we retrieved the information. Note that some of these original URLs may not work because the group has updated or changed its website.

External Links to:

Internal Archive for the Guidant Corporation, downloaded on 6/8/01:

No documents found

Internal Archive for the Advanced Medical Technologies Association, downloaded on 6/8/01:

Comments on the Interim Final Rule on the OPPS System (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/berenson1221.pdf)
Innovators of Medical Technology Applaud the Medicare Appeals Act (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/071999pressrelease.htm)
Integrating Medical Technology into Medicare (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/fs-integrating.html)
Medical Devices Industry Releases Legislative Proposals to Expedite Innovative Products into the Medicare System (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/4799pressrelease.htm)

Internal Archive for the Advanced Medical Technologies Association, downloaded on 6/11/01:

Medicare and Medical Devices: How Technology Coverage Decisions are Made and Proposed Solutions (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/medicare021599.htm)
Medicare Policies Influence Technology Adoption (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/japanspeech22399.htm)
HIMA Calls on HCFA to withdraw Latest "Inherent Reasonableness" Cuts (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/irpressrelease101399.htm)
Medical Technology and Innovation, 7/31/00 (http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/mti28.html)
Press Release on Lewtin Report, 8/7/00 (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/PR-60.htm)
Medicare DMERC Coverage Policy (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/dmercpositionpaper8-8-00.htm)
Medical Technology and Information, 12/18/00 (http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/mti48.html)
The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000: Issues of Importance to the Medical Device Industry (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/bipa-analysis-1-24-01.html)
Medicare Part B Reforms (Summary) (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/fs-medicare.html)
Questions and Answers: Medicare Coverage and Payment (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/medicare21699.htm)
Medical Devices Industry Applauds Representative Thomas' Efforts on Medicare Appeals (http://www.himanet.com/publicdocs/williamthomasrelease62499.htm)
AdvaMed Comments on Medicare's Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/commentsonpps72999.html)
Medical Technology and the Future of Medicare (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/futuremedicalcare.pdf)
Medicare Patient Access to Technology: The Lewtin Group Report (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/keyfindings.pdf)
Comments on the Proposed Inherent Reasonableness Notice (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/ircomments1099.pdf)
Medicare Payments for Durable Medical Equipment (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/medicarefordme.html)
Inherent Reasonableness (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/inherentreason.html)
Medicare Prospective Payment Systems (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/medicarepps.pdf)
Outpatient Provisions of the Balanced Budget Refinement Act (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/bbaoutpatient112499.htm)
HCFA Denies Coverage of Device for Home Monitoring of Clotting Time (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/roche021599.htm)
Case Study: Bone Density Scanning (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/bonedensity.pdf)
Case Study: Automatic Implantable Defribulators (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/aicdsidebar.pdf)
Case Study: Cochlear Implants (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/cochlearsidebar.pdf)
Medicare Changes Needed to Ensure Senior's Access to New Medical Technology (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/seniorsaccesstechnology62700.html)
America's Seniors Denied Access to Lifesaving Medical Treatments (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/PR-49.htm)
Notice to Journalists Covering the Medicare Debate (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/medicaredebateltr72899.htm)
Medicare Outpatient Technology Access Problems Must be Corrected (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/PR-55.htm)
HIMA Applauds Thomas Legislation (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/hopdpressrelease101599.html)
HIMA's Statement on HCFA's Medicare Coverage Criteria Notice (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/PR-52.htm)
Device Industry Commends Clinton Commitment to Patient Access to Technology (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/62999pressrelease.htm)

Internal Archive for the Advanced Medical Technologies Association, downloaded on 6/11/01:

Medical Technology and Innovation, 1/31/00 (http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/mti3final.pdf)
Medical Technology and Innovation, 5/15/00 (http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/mti20final.pdf)
Additional AdvaMed Comments on the 5/16/00 Notice of Intent to Publish Proposed Rule on Medicare Coverage Criteria (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/deparle_attachment_063000.pdf)
Medical Technology and Innovation, 5/22/00 (http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/mti19final.pdf)
Medical Technology and Innovation, 6/26/00 (http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/mti24final.pdf)
Medical Technology and Innovation, 6/5/00 (http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/mti21final.pdf)
Medical Technology and Innovation, 7/24/00 (http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/mti27.html)
Medical Technology and Innovation, 8/14/00 (http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/mti30.html)
Media Advisory, 9/21/00 (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/hatchadvisory921.htm)
Medical Technology and Innovation, 11/13/00 (http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/mti43.htm)
MCAC Says Cost Data, Randomized Studies Best for Medicare Coverage (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/mcaccostsdata120899.html)
HIMA Unveils Medicare Coverage Principles at Advisory Committee Meeting (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/medicare-pr120999.htm)
Medicare Delivers Coverage Decision on Positron Electron Therapy (PET) (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/petstory121900.htm)
Medicare Coverage Committee Cutting Off Public Input (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/mcac-pr122199.html)
Comments on Procedures for Making National Coverage Decisions (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/finalcomments427.htm)
Analysis of the Operations of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (http://www.himanet.com/publicdocs/mcac33100.html)
HCFA Releases Details on New Process for National Medicare Coverage Decisions (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/43099coverage.htm)
Medicare Coverage Criteria: The Experts Speak (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/w-o-a-s.pdf)
HIMA Supports Ramstad's Legislation to Integrate Medical Technology into the Medicare System (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/6899pressrelease.htm)
HIMA Applauds Senator Hatch's Legislation to Integrate Medical Technology into the Medicare System and Hopsital Outpatient Services (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/hatchpressrelease92399.html)
Letter Regarding MCAC Subcommittees Meeting in Private (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/shereekannerltr.html)
Helping Medicare Keep Pace with Medical Technologies (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/helpingmedicarekeeppace.pdf)
Comments on HCFA's Notice of Intent to Publish a New Rule Regarding Coverage Decisions (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/deparle_letter_63000.pdf)
Letter to HCFA Regarding the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/jeffkangletter6100.pdf)
Medicare Coding and Payment: Improving Patient Access by Keeping Pace with Innovation (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/paymentrecs.pdf)
Coronary Stents: A Case Study (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/coronarystents.pdf)
Home Bladder Cancer Test: A Case Study (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/homebladdertest.pdf)
HIMA Respondents to President's FY2001 Budget (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/PR-28.htm)
Spinal Endoscope: A Case Study (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/spinalendoscope.pdf)
Case Study: Transurethral Needle Ablation (http://www.advamed.org/publicdocs/tunasidebar.pdf)

Internal Archive for the American College of Cardiology, downloaded on 6/12/01:

Advocacy Weekly, 3/27/00 (http://www.acc.org/advocacy/weekly/archives/march%5F00/032700.htm)
Summary of Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule, 4/27/00 (http://www.acc.org/advocacy/advoc%5Fissues/outsumweb.htm)

Internal Archive for the American Academy of Family Physicians, downloaded on 6/12/01:

AAFP Survey of Regulatory Burdens Experienced by Physicians Participating in the Medicare Program (http://www.aafp.org/gov/fed/990315.html)

Internal Archive for the American College of Surgeons, downloaded on 6/12/01:

Changes in the Medicare Coverage Process (http://www.facs.org/dept/hpa/pubs/whatsurg0300.pdf)

Internal Archive for the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, downloaded on 6/12/01:

No documents found

Internal Archive for the American Medical Association, downloaded on 6/22/01:

News Summaries for 5/10/99 (http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/amn_99/summ0510.htm)
AMA Statement to the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee, 3/1/00 (http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/article/4212-4343.html)
Device Manufactures Consider Constraints, 3/15/00 (http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v283n11/ffull/jmn0315-2.html)
New Panel Gives Doctors a Say about Future of Medicare Benefits (http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/pick_99/gvta1025.htm)
Letter from the AMA to Nancy-Ann DeParle, HCFA Administrator
Letter to HCFA re: Criteria for Medicare Coverage Decisions (http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/article/4212-4051.html)
Doctors Urge National Standards for Medicare Carriers (http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/pick_00/gvsb0410.htm)
Support for an Open Medicare Coverage Process (http://a842.g.akamai.net/f/842/3591/3h/www.ama-assn.org/meetings/public/annual99/reports/supplem/rtf/134.rtf)
Report of the Board of Trustees (http://a842.g.akamai.net/f/842/3591/3h/www.ama-assn.org/meetings/public/annual99/reports/bot/botrtf/botrep27.rtf

Internal Archive for the Health Insurance Association of America, downloaded on 10/6/03,

No documents found

Internal Archive for the American Association of Health Plans, downloaded on 10/6/03,

No documents found

Internal Archive for the American Hospitals Association, downloaded on 10/15/03,

Medicare Program: Criteria for Making Coverage Decisions, Letter 5/16/00 (http://www.hospitalconnect.com/aha/advocacy-grassroots/advocacy/comment/2000/CL-071700-208.html)
Medicare: Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services, Letter 6/05/00 (http://www.hospitalconnect.com/aha/advocacy-grassroots/advocacy/comment/2000/CL060700-204.html)

Internal Archive for the AARP, downloaded on 10/9/03,

Hiring a Home Health Care Worker
(http://www.aarp.org/legalsolutions/selfhelp/homecare.html )
Individual Health Insurance
(http://www.aarp.org/Articles/a2003-05-02-individualinsurance.htm
Original Medicare: Doctor, Home Health, and Preventive Care
(http://www.aarp.org/Articles/a2003-04-28-originalmedicareB.html)
Original Medicare: Getting Care in a Hospital, Nursing Home, at Home and with Hospice (http://www.aarp.org/Articles/a2003-04-28-orginalmedicareA.html)