Comment on CMS-2026-1256-0002
The Society of Thoracic SurgeonsSupportAdvocacy
Summary: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) supports the proposed New Technology Add-On Payment (NTAP) for the NEXUS® Aortic Arch Stent Graft System and the adoption of Unique Device Identifiers (UDI) for implantable medical devices. They also request that CMS perform mortality-stratified cost analyses for pulmonary embolism cases involving heart assist devices to better account for high resource intensity in survivors.
On behalf of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, please see the attached comments in response to the Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Change [CMS-1849-P].