Proposal from Rep. Blake Moore would create pathway for Medicare coverage of new devicess

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Before the ongoing federal shutdown began on Oct. 1, it was business as usual for Congress.

That was especially true in the House of Representatives, where U.S. Rep. Blake Moore’s bipartisan proposal to increase access to breakthrough medical devices for Medicare patients passed the Ways and Means Committee by a vote of 38-to-3 in mid-September.

Dubbed the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act , that proposed legislation would create a streamlined pathway for breakthrough medical devices already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to received transitional Medicare coverage while the new technology undergoes review by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

“This legislation ensures that (Medicare) patients receive th