37 Lawmakers Urge Acting Medicare Chief To Pull Trigger On MCIT Breakthrough Rule
Executive Summary
The US House Democrats signed a letter asking acting CMS administrator Liz Richter to put the Medicare Coverage for Innovative Technology program into place as soon as possible.
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