New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives Act of 2019 or the NOVEL Act of 2019 This bill establishes a process for expediting the assignment of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes to medical products that have been designated as a breakthrough product or regenerative advanced therapy by the Food and Drug Administration; it also establishes a process for determining coverage under Medicare of such breakthrough products that have been assigned HCPCS codes.
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NOVEL Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2326| Senate
| Updated: 7/30/2019
New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives Act of 2019 or the NOVEL Act of 2019 This bill establishes a process for expediting the assignment of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes to medical products that have been designated as a breakthrough product or regenerative advanced therapy by the Food and Drug Administration; it also establishes a process for determining coverage under Medicare of such breakthrough products that have been assigned HCPCS codes.
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesManufacturingMedicarePublic participation and lobbying