BSD Medical's Cancer Treatment Systems Get an 80% Reimbursement Boost from Medicare.SALT LAKE CITY -- BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) The software distribution facility of the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California at Berkeley. Medical Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :BSM) today reported that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that administers the Medicare program and (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ) has issued the final rules for its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, resulting in a reimbursement rate increase of 80% for the hyperthermia hyperthermia /hy·per·ther·mia/ (-ther´me-ah) hyperpyrexia; greatly increased body temperature.hyperther´malhyperther´mic malignant hyperthermia treatment CMS codes performed as hospital outpatient procedures. (By comparison, CMS estimates that hospitals will receive an overall average increase of 3.8% for all outpatient procedures.) Outpatient procedures constitute the majority usage for BSD's cancer systems. CMS reimbursement rates generally set the standard for the payment schedules used by commercial insurance carriers as well. The new reimbursement rates will become effective January 1, 2008. BSD considers this increase in reimbursement a major step forward in its ongoing effort to commercialize its cancer therapy systems, increasing the financial incentive for hospitals to adapt to more effective cancer treatment modalities. About BSD Medical BSD Medical Corp. is the leading developer of systems used to deliver hyperthermia therapy for the treatment of cancer. Hyperthermia therapy is used to kill cancer directly and increase the effectiveness of companion radiation treatments. For further information, visit BSD Medical's website at www.BSDMedical.com or BSD's patient website at www.treatwithheat.com. Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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