Medicare program; withdrawal of coverage of extracranial-intracranial arterial bypass surgery for the treatment or prevention of stroke--HCFA. Proposed notice.
This notice announces the Medicare program's intent to withdraw 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.
D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization / Q000191:economics*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States