MCAC Looks At Referral Guidelines And Fewer, More Flexible Panels
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is developing criteria for the referral of coverage issues to the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC) and considering changes to the committee's structure, according to Coverage and Analysis Group Director Sean Tunis, MD.
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