Foley Hoag and the National Venture Capital Association
September 13, 2006
What Early Stage Life Sciences Companies Need to Know About Medicare Coverage and Reimbursement
Why we are here today
- We are celebrating the new Emerging Enterprise Center
- Because life is grand
- Because we love PowerPoint
Reimbursement Trends
- Cost trends pushing payers and policy makers to focus on value and efficiency
- EBM is growing focus in coverage
- Cost and cost-effectiveness are considered
- Clinical and economic results increasingly influence coding and payment policy
- Coverage with evidence development is a new tool for CMS, possibly private payers
- Public and private evaluations of clinical and economic effectiveness are increasing