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CMS Reverses the Reimbursement for AVASTIN

Posted By Irv Arons On November 17, 2009 @ 8:29 am In Industry News,Macular Degeneration,Products,Retina | Comments Disabled

In a move in response to the pressure of the AAO and several other ophthalmic groups, the CMS has rescinded Code Q2024 about reimbursement for Avastin. Reimbursement now reverts back to the original pre-October 1st  policy of $50 per dose.

For more, see my writeup [1] posted this morning on my online Journal.


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[1] my writeup: http://tinyurl.com/AvastinUpdate35

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