NCD:
Prepare for Broader Medicare Coverage of Oral 3-Drug Antiemetic Regimen
Published on Fri Apr 12, 2013
Irinotecan, oxaliplatin, and more may soon join the reasonable and necessary list. Consider yourself on alert if your physician prescribes the oral three-drug antiemetic regimen of aprepitant, a 5HT3 antagonist, and dexamethasone. A proposed decision memo posted by CMS states coverage may soon be expanded to beneficiaries receiving moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC). Brush Up on Current Coverage The existing National [...]