CMS Leaves Sleeve Gastrectomy Coverage Up To Contractors, Dropping CED
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Medicare agency said local contractors are in the best position to determine appropriate coverage for the obesity procedure for individual patients.
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