Medicis May Inherit Medicare Coverage Of Obesity Intervention Devices
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The American Society for Bariatric Surgery has completed a draft national coverage determination (NCD) request for bariatric procedures using devices such as Inamed's Bioenterics Lap-Band
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