Obesity Device Makers Debate Merits Of CMS Gastric Sleeve Coverage Proposal
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Allergan and Johnson & Johnson have differing responses to the Medicare agency’s proposal to require clinical trial participation in return for coverage of a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy procedure to treat obesity.
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