HCFA Coverage Criteria Notice Criticized By Competing Interest Groups
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Health Care Financing Administration's proposal for Medicare coverage criteria would lower the evidentiary standards for new medical technologies seeking reimbursement, according to the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association.
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