Medicare drops national coverage decisions for some lobotomies, tinnitus masking, others

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will officially remove national coverage decisions for 7 procedures under a program initiated in November 2013, including stereotactic cingulotomy, tinnitus masking and more. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are removing national coverage decisions for 7 medical procedures, including certain types of lobotomies and tinnitus masking devices, after a year-long review initiated in November 2013. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)News Well, Reimbursementread more
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