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Pacemakers May See Revised Coverage Indications
Published on Wed Jul 10, 2013
Take the opportunity to review the proposed decision. CMS has posted a proposed decision memo for single-chamber and dual-chamber cardiac pacemakers. The proposed covered indications both relate to symptomatic bradycardia: Documented symptomatic bradycardia due to sinus node dysfunction Documented symptomatic bradycardia due to second degree and/or third degree atrioventricular block. To see the much longer list of non-covered indications, review [...]