{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Applied Policy","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403","title":"CMS Moves to Increase LCD Transparency, but Practical Effects on Access Remain to Be Seen - Applied Policy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cSeOBY7SrJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403\/lcdtransparency\/\">CMS Moves to Increase LCD Transparency, but Practical Effects on Access Remain to Be Seen<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403\/lcdtransparency\/embed\/#?secret=cSeOBY7SrJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;CMS Moves to Increase LCD Transparency, but Practical Effects on Access Remain to Be Seen&#8221; &#8212; Applied Policy\" data-secret=\"cSeOBY7SrJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/appliedpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-22-at-10.03.42-AM-768x505.png","thumbnail_width":768,"thumbnail_height":505,"description":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services\u00a0announced amendments to its Medicare Program Integrity Manual in accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act to modify the procedures by which Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) arrive at Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs). While any move in the direction of increased transparency is laudable, it remains to be seen [&hellip;]"}