2025

Medicare LCD Effective Date Extended to 24 April 2025

Medicare LCD Effective Date Extended to 24 April 2025

Pacific Edge advises the date at which the ‘Genetic Testing in Oncology: Specific Tests’ (L39365) Local Coverage Determination (LCD) comes into effect has been extended by two months until Thursday 24 April 2025 (US time) from the original date of Sunday 23 February (US time).

The change in effective date was observed on Sunday morning NZT after an off-schedule update to the Medicare Coverage Database overnight. The update contains no explanation, but follows representations by Pacific Edge to Novitas1, its parent company GuideWell, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the General Counsel (OGC), and incoming political leadership to have the LCD revised or withdrawn. 

Pacific Edge will update shareholders as more information comes to hand.

 

Novitas is the Medicare Administrative Contractor with responsibility for Pacific Edge’s US laboratory and is charged by CMS with making Medicare medical policy decisions.

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