Health Memorandum: Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 - An Analysis for Medical Device Manufacturers
12/19/2003
Mintz Levin prepared the attached memorandum on the recently-passed Medicare legislation for distribution to members of the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council, of which the firm is a long-time member and supporter.
The memorandum provides a broad discussion of the bill and is divided into categories of interest to the medical device industry as follows:
- New Quality Initiatives
- Clinical Conditions for Payment
- Changes to Payment Methodologies
- Extending Coverage for Preventive Services
- Clinical Laboratories
- Responding to Changes in Technologies
- Study on Portable Diagnostic Ultrasound Services
- Administrative Changes
