CMS Finds Few Allies In Public Comments On Medicare ICD Coverage Policy
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS' implantable cardioverter defibrillator coverage policy should encourage implantation of value-priced "shock box" ICDs for heart failure patients at risk for sudden cardiac death, according to Biotronik
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