CMS Proposes Coverage Policy For Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair
Executive Summary
In a new draft National Coverage Determination, the US Medicare agency proposes extending coverage of transcatheter mitral valve repair to certain patients with functional mitral regurgitation.
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