CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) mulls decision to cover LVADs (left ventricular assist devices)
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is facing a potentially costly decision - whether Medicare should cover the implantation of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) to treat elderly patients with endstage heart failure who otherwise might have only months left to live.