Is CMS's requirement for age-specific clinical evidence before considering coverage for CT colonography reasonable and necessary?
Allen
Bibb
B
Trinity Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 800 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35213, USA. bibb@mac.com
D000367:Age Factors; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic / Q000191:economics*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States