focus -WSS

focus

author：fashion 2025-09-30 16:25:53 - browse：95555

WASHINGTON — Grail is aggressively lobbying to get Medicare to pay for its cancer-screening test Galleri — but experts tell STAT that the company has a far more complicated path to that end than the makers of most medicines or medical devices.

Grail’s controversial blood test Galleri screens for multiple cancers. The Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved it, so Medicare hasn’t had to make a decision on whether to cover it or not. Right now, most people pay for it out of pocket. It runs about $950.

In general, Medicare covers FDA-approved medicines and medical devices that help diagnose or treat disease or injury. But there’s a catch for Grail: Medicare doesn’t cover tests that simply screen healthy people, as Galleri does.

Unlock this article by subscribing to STAT+ and enjoy your first 30 days free!

GET STARTED Log In

Previous article： State Dept. review finds Biden bears some blame for Afghanistan failures
Next article： Bird flu researchers hone in on Finland’s mink farms

focus

WSS

Biden White House, tech companies launch new safeguards around emerging AI technology

Surge in Apellis stock fueled by confidence in safety of its eye drug

BMS, looking to build heart drug business, turns to AI for diagnosis

Grand jury probing Trump's efforts to overturn 2020 election did not meet Friday: Sources

Dozens dead from Maui wildfires: What we know about the victims

Why Marc Tessier

focus

focus

explore

After affirmative action ruling, medical educators look to 'holistic review'

'The View' co

Medical leaders decry Supreme Court decision on affirmative action

Dozens dead from Maui wildfires: What we know about the victims

Tori Bowie and the unacceptable rates of Black maternal death

Bird flu researchers hone in on Finland’s mink farms

Affirmative action in medical school literally saved lives

Hey, doctors: Don't be no

Duchenne breakthrough therapy leaves behind pioneering families

Bird flu researchers hone in on Finland’s mink farms

knowledge

Bird flu researchers hone in on Finland’s mink farms

Why the advice to take all your antibiotics may be wrong

What is artificial intelligence? Experts weigh in

BMS, looking to build heart drug business, turns to AI for diagnosis

Timeline: How the deadly wildfires took over Maui day by day

Treatments for cramps don't cut it. Why aren't there better options?

Wikipedia

focus

focus

hotspot