Senate Finance Committee Examines Improper Cardiac Stent Implants
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Senate Finance Committee signaled enhanced scrutiny into unnecessary use of stents and other implantable devices in a report released Dec. 6.
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