Palmetto GBA Issues Proposed Draft LCD for Oncotype DX® Prostate Cancer Assay

Prostate cancer testing has received significant attention lately as the industry seeks to find reliable ways of identifying the appropriate treatment strategy for patients diagnosed with such cancer. A new draft local coverage determination (LCD) proposed by Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA notes that “[i]n 2014, nearly 233,000 men in the US will be diagnosed…