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November 21, 2014











Speech Generating Device (SGD) National Coverage Decision (NCD) 

CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) is announcing that the agency will begin the process to update its Medicare coverage policy on speech-generating devices to reflect changes in the technologies and the use of devices that generate speech. While the agency works to update the national coverage policy, CMS has asked payment contractors to revert to their previous practice before February 2014 of covering these devices.


Click here to view the posted new benefit category analysis.


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