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The WHO estimates that by 2020 the biggest increases in NCD deaths will occur in Africa.
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Of course, pharmaceutical companies have cropped up as some of the most outspoken advocates for NCD prevention and treatment.
FORBES: Pharma Be Aware: The Next Killers
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But the NCD also contained a specific provision that prevented reimbursement for off-label uses unless patients were enrolled in clinical trials.
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Perhaps most importantly, though, Team Type 1 raised international awareness about an NCD that has been flying under the radar for far too long.
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Revising an NCD can be a long process and would restrict physicians from using Provenge in earlier settings of prostate cancer during the revision process.
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Diabetes, linked to both genetics and behaviors seen in rich societies (overconsumption, lack of exercise), is one NCD that is quietly and dangerously afflicting the developing world.
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The NCD ensures Medicare reimbursement for FDA-approved uses of TAVR.
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More relief could come on March 30, she wrote, when Medicare is expected to publish a National Coverage Determination (NCD) explaining when its contractor plans should pay for Provenge.
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The NCD itself was originally proposed by the ACC and STS in response to concerns over the potential problems and confusion that a disruptive new technology like TAVR could unleash.
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Earlier this year, in response to a high-level UN meeting on NCDs in 2011, the World Health Assembly set a global target to reduce premature NCD mortality by 25% by the year 2025.
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In line with HHS paragraph 13.1, rev. 71, 04-09-04, I hereby request an NCD that is binding on all DMERCS, QIOs, FIs, PROs, and PSCs to provide me and my cohorts non-co-pay coverage of above services.
FORBES: I, Like Ms. Fluke, Am Denied Free Access to Preventive Medicine