CMS Updates to Coverage Pages

CMS Updates to Coverage Pages

   March 20, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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National Coverage Analyses Aprepitant for Chemotherapy-Induced Emesis      Posted proposed decision memo http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-proposed-decision-memo.aspx?NCAId=264  Medicare Approved Facilities/Trials/Registries Carotid Artery Stenting Facilities      Posted new facilities http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/Carotid-Artery-Stenting-Facilities.html Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) Meetings      Posted updated roster http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/MEDCAC.html

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Dr. Harvey Alter selected to receive 2013 Canada Gairdner International Award

Dr. Harvey Alter selected to receive 2013 Canada Gairdner International Award

   March 20, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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Dr. Harvey Alter selected to receive 2013 Canada Gairdner International Award

03/20/2013 01:01 PM EDT

 

Infectious disease researcher and clinician, Harvey J. Alter, M.D., chief of clinical studies and associate director of research in the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, has been selected to receive the 2013 prestigious Canada Gairdner International Award at the conclusion of the Gairdner National Program events on Oct. 24, 2013 in Toronto.

 

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