Stakeholders Support Revision Of National Coverage Determination For Cardiac Pacemakers
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Stakeholders support the Heart Rhythm Society and the American College of Cardiology’s request that CMS update the 27-year-old clinical indications for group II, dual-chamber pacemakers.
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