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NewsMedicare decides not to pay for virtual colonoscopies
CMS disappointed supporters this week when it announced that it was ending Medicare coverage for virtual colonoscopies.The procedures, known as CT colonographies, use X-ray images and software to Read more...
Medicare proposes to stop paying for virtual colonoscopies
CMS has announced that it wants to stop paying for Medicare coverage of virtual colonoscopies, otherwise known as CT colonographies. The agency says that it hasn't found enough evidence that these Read more...
Virtual colonoscopies closer to mainstream adoption?
Despite some major concerns, virtual colonoscopies could become the norm if a federal advisory panel, scheduled to meet later this month, decides health plans should be responsible for paying for the Read more...
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