CMS Fields Comments On Who Should Have Bariatric Surgery For Diabetes
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Endocrinologists are cautioning CMS against making any immediate policy changes on how Medicare covers bariatric surgery to treat diabetes
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