03/26/13

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

EDTA chelation therapy modestly reduces cardiovascular events


EDTA chelation therapy modestly reduces cardiovascular events

03/26/2013 04:01 PM EDT

 

Chelation therapy, an unproven alternative medicine in the treatment for heart disease, modestly reduced cardiovascular events for adults aged 50 and older who had suffered a prior heart attack, according to new National Institutes of Health-supported research.

 

Updates to Mandatory Ins Reporting


Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

 

 

 

  • The Revised GHP User Guide dated March 22, 2013 has been posted to the Mandatory Insurer Reporting/GHP section page.
  • The March 24, 2013 NGHP Alert regarding changes to reporting requirements that apply to batch files and DDE submissions has been posted to the Mandatory Insurer Reporting/Additional NGHP Alerts section page.

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