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Strategic planning for Medicare coverage and payment of new diabetes technologies.

Spurgin EA

Aventor, Washington, DC 20005, USA. espurgin@aventor.com

This article reviews the process for gaining Medicare coverage and payment for new technologies and suggests factors to consider when developing a reimbursement strategy. Integrating Medicare reimbursement planning within the broader product commercialization strategy builds efficiencies and may enhance product uptake across both Medicare and private payer segments.

Published 1 February 2005 in Diabetes Technol Ther, 6(6): 776-81.
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