Tunis Takes HCFA/CAG Lead In Midst Of Policy Debate, Possible Restructuring
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The use of expert clinical opinion in making Medicare coverage decisions is one of several contentious issues that Sean Tunis, MD, will need to address when he becomes director of the Coverage and Analysis Group at the Health Care Financing Administration in early to mid July.
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