Medicare research priorities
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee will convene April 30 in Baltimore, Md., to discuss priorities for research topics important to the Medicare program. The meeting is a follow-up to MedCAC's Oct. 22 meeting on the issue (1"The Gray Sheet" Nov. 12, 2007, p. 8)
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