CMS Seeks Comments On Cost Effectiveness Of Virtual Colonoscopy
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS says the evidence on health outcomes is not strong enough to support Medicare coverage of computed tomographic colonography as a screening tool for colorectal cancer, but is asking for more information on the procedure's cost effectiveness
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