CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) takes hard line on PET (positron emission tomography) coverage for Alzheimer's
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided not to cover the use of positron emission tomography (PET) for patients with Alzheimer's disease after concluding that information is superfluous, given the fact that there is no known treatment or cure for the condition.