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Big Changes for Helping Patients in the U.S.

There’s a company called Telix in Australia, and they make special medicine that helps doctors see inside your body with cool pictures called scans. They got some good news from a group in the U.S. that decides how hospitals get paid.

Here’s what’s happening:

1. Important Group in the U.S.: A big group called CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) wants to change some rules about how hospitals get money to pay for special scanning medicines.

2. Current Situation: When a hospital does a scan, the money they get covers both the scan and the special medicine together.

3. Proposed Changes: The CMS wants to give hospitals extra money just for the special medicine if it costs more than $630 a day. This helps make sure hospitals can keep using the best medicines for the scans.

4. Why It’s Good: This change would help make sure all patients, especially those with special needs, can get the best scans. It also means doctors can choose the best medicine without worrying about money.

5. Next Steps: People can give their thoughts on this change until September 9, 2024. The final decision will be made in November 2024, and if they agree, the new rules will start in January 2025.

Telix is happy about these changes because it means they can keep helping patients with their special scanning medicines.