CMS Policy Sets Boundaries On Transcatheter Valve Procedure
Final Coverage Plan Includes Compromise, But Maintains Evidence Development, Other Restrictions
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
New Medicare coverage policy for transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a significant step for the nascent procedure and a possible window into how the agency will address future high-profile, early-stage technologies.
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