The Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) took a tepid step toward keeping and/or possibly discarding procedural volume requirements for new and continuing ...

Four cardiology societies issued a joint statement for requirements for centers with existing or new transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) programs, which updates a 2012 statement. The new ...

For 14 years, patient access to TAVR has been restricted for Medicare beneficiaries under a Coverage with Evidence Development requirement. This could change by June 15.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 13—Union Health on Wednesday announced it has performed its 500th successful TAVR procedure, or transcatheter aortic valve ...

Boston Scientific is discontinuing sales of its Acurate neo2 and Acurate Prime transcatheter aortic valve replacement systems. The Marlborough, MA-based company added that it would not pursue ...

Each February during American Heart Month, there’s an increased focus on heart disease – the leading cause of death in the U.S. But the focus is often limited to the most common form, coronary heart ...

This paper summarizes the implications of recent TAVR program expansion, supports the 2019 multisociety expert consensus recommendation of Level 1 and Level 2 valve centers, and defines the important ...

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In December, Edwards Lifesciences persuaded CMS to publish an updated tracking sheet for TAVR national coverage analysis, causing the agency to reconsider its previous stance on covering transcatheter ...

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisenhower Health is the first hospital in the United States to become an Edwards Benchmark program Case Observation Site for the treatment of ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center and its team of world ...

Boston Scientific’s decision to recall its Lotus Edge transcatheter aortic valve replacement product and end the program took us by surprise, and we’re moderately lowering our fair value estimate by ...