More Cohesive Coverage-With-Evidence Authority Needed, Lawmakers Told
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Former CMS coverage chief Louis Jacques told House lawmakers that the agency’s authorities to implement coverage-with-evidence-development policies are fragmented, hindering application of the program.
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