White Coat, Masked Hypertensives Could Win Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Coverage Under CMS Proposal
Executive Summary
An April 9 proposed decision memo from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would allow additional coverage for use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (APBM) devices by Medicare beneficiaries with known or suspected high blood pressure who meet specific criteria defined by the agency.
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