CMS Not Likely to Restrict Coverage of Drug-Eluting StentsCMS Not Likely to Restrict Coverage of Drug-Eluting Stents

A CMS official told those at TCT 2007 that the agency is unlikely to scale back coverage for drug-eluting stents, even in the wake of safety concerns, the Wall Street Journal reports. In February, CMS said it was considering restricting coverage for off-label uses of the products.

October 24, 2007

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But judging from comments by Marcel Salive, director of medical and surgical services in the agency's coverage and analysis group, that's probably not going to happen.Of course, not a whole lot of study of off-label patients has been done. In a few years, when more data is available, we'll see if the agency changes its mind.

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