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I can't get over, "If the decision stands, it would severely limit the ability of opko to receive reimbursement for 4kScore BECAUSE the tests are processed in New Jersey..."

This hasn't been the first time I've read an article insinuating that coverage is determined by the location of the lab. Am I missing something??

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Well written and thorough from many angles. To me, this seems as though Opko’s PR machine is finally kicking into gear for 4K...or at least brushing off the cobwebs.

I didn’t realize awareness among physicians was still so low. Given that, and the negative financial incentives to urologists, public pressure needs to be brought to bare.

On the upside the low awareness of the test tells me at least that it isn’t a case of physicians just not liking the test.

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Aug 21, 2016 16:18:00 GMT @opkobird said:

I didn’t realize awareness among physicians was still so low. Given that, and the negative financial incentives to urologists, public pressure needs to be brought to bare.

Yes, agreed...the old saying comes to mind...."if you want to sell something DON'T go to the Purchasing Department"..."if your looking for a job, DON'T contact the Human Resources Department...looks like OPKO should move to public awareness targeting blitz (or increase the process) for a while and force the issue. Go around the perceived stumbling block.

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Jun 2, 2018 20:22:15 GMT @vinniyo said:

I can't get over, "If the decision stands, it would severely limit the ability of opko to receive reimbursement for 4kScore BECAUSE the tests are processed in New Jersey..."

This hasn't been the first time I've read an article insinuating that coverage is determined by the location of the lab. Am I missing something??

The lab is in NJ which is the domain of the MAC, Novitas Solutions. Tests processed by BRL must be billed to Novitas. If they refuse to pay, only a NCD could change that.

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Jun 4, 2018 21:21:04 GMT @vinniyo said:

And if that's the case they can move the lab or set up a satellite lab to fix the whole problem.

Not quite that simple, though I did have the same thought a while ago.

All the MACs that are part of the MolDx gang follow Palmetto blindly. And the same outfit, Guidewell, that owns Novitas owns First Coast (Florida).

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