Cardiac CT supporters celebrate Medicare decision to maintain status quo

March 13, 2008 Cardiac CT supporters celebrate Medicare decision to maintain status quo James Brice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiac CT supporters are crediting a multisociety lobbying effort and solid scientific evidence for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decision Wednesday to not move forward with a national coverage policy for coronary CT angiography. Enactment of a national coverage determination for coronary CTA would have set aside local policies that authorize payment for the procedure in all 50 states. Many local coverage determinations were based on a model developed and supported by the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Radiology.

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