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  NIH Announces ARRA-Supported Funding for Project on Impact of Decision-Support Systems on the Dissemination and Adoption of Imaging-Related Comparative Effectiveness Findings . . .
  Medicare Contractors -- 7 Newly Effective LCDs, as Well as New and Revised Coverage Article (Subscription Content) . . .
  Private Insurers -- Updates on Prior Authorization, Medical Necessity (Subscription Content) . . .
  Private Insurers -- Updated Listing of Non-Covered Services and Services Subject to Prior Authorization (Subscription Content) . . .
  Updated: AHRQ Releases "Disposition of Comments" Document on Comparative Effectiveness Reviews for 4 Treatment Areas . . .
  NICE Releases Draft Guidance on Ablative Therapy for Barrett’s Oesophagus . . .
  CMS Proposed Decision Memo Calls for Merging NCD for MRA into NCD for MRI . . .
  AHRQ Posts Draft Research Protocol on Review of Effectiveness of Certain Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs . . .
  Medicare Contractors -- Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
  Private Insurers -- 4 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
  AHRQ Publishes Synopsis/Solicitation on DECiDE-2 Network . . .
  AHRQ Posts New Qs and As on ARRA-Supported Comparative Effectiveness Delivery System Demo Grants . . .
  Medicare Contractors -- Revised Listing of Non-Covered Services (Subscription Content) . . .
  Medicare Contractors -- Coding Issues for New FDA-Approved Drug (Subscription Content) . . .
  CMS Instructions Implement Revised NCD on PTA of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting . . .
  CMS Instructions Repeal Manual Section to Make Way for New MIPPA-Required Cardiac Rehabilitation Benefit . . .
  Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: CMS Posts Questions for MEDCAC, Revises Description of Panel's April Meeting . . .
  Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
  Private Insurers -- 3 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
  Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy on Certain Sleep-Related Services (Subscription Content) . . .
  Updated: NICE Posts Agendas for March 18 and April 6 Sessions of Technology Appraisal Committee . . .
  House Oversight Panel Posts Statements from Hearing on Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment . . .
  Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
  Medicare Contractors -- Finalization of Draft LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
  Private Insurers -- 5 Draft Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
 
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