IRB Approval Seen As Minimum Bar For Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
An multi-agency panel convened by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is considering whether IRB approval alone is sufficient proof that a clinical trial merits Medicare coverage.
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