Notice Of Intent Not A Part Of MCAC Executive Committee Meeting Agenda
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The executive committee of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee likely will not discuss at its June 6 meeting the Health Care Financing Administration's recently released "notice of intent" on Medicare coverage criteria.
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