Medicare program; withdrawal of coverage of extracranial-intracranial arterial bypass surgery for the treatment or prevention of stroke--HCFA. Final notice.
This notice announces the withdrawal of Medicare coverage of extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) arterial bypass surgery when used to treat or prevent ischemic cerebrovascular disease of the carotid or middle cerebral arteries. Available evidence does not show that this surgery is effective.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization / Q000191:economics*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States