COST-EFFECTIVENESS WILL BE USED AS POSSIBLE FINAL CRITERION WHEN MEDICARE COVERAGE DECISION CAN'T BE MADE WITH OTHER DATA, HCFA STAFFER TELLS PPAC
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Cost-effectiveness of medical services will play a role in Medicare coverage decisions, but will be applied in a limited and narrowly defined manner, Steven Sheingold, director, technology and special analysis staff in the Bureau of Policy Development for the Health Care Financing Administration, told the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council at an April 22 meeting in Washington, D.C.