Carotid stenting on agenda at CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Baltimore meeting:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has scheduled a town hall meeting at its offices in Baltimore on August 17 to discuss what training and experience to require for facilities wanting to perform carotid stenting procedures. The agency is currently weighing whether to extend Medicare's coverage of the procedure beyond clinical trials.
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