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Medicare Coverage Decisions Often Based on Trials in Irrelevant Populations
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Medicare Coverage Decisions Often Based on Trials in Irrelevant Populations |
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569418?src=rss |
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The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) often make national coverage determinations based on clinical trials among subjects whose demographics differ substantially from those of Medicare beneficiaries, according to researchers at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine. Reuters Health Information |
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Jan 31, 2008 |
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