Medicare to expand coverage of implantable cardiac defibrillators
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Medicare has proposed expanding coverage for expensive cardiac defibrillators surgically implanted in patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.
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The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) today proposed to expand coverage of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), a move expected to save thousands of lives a year.
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In what could be the most expensive decision in Medicare's history, officials say the government has decided to expand coverage of implanted heart-shocking devices for people with weakened hearts.
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California moved significantly closer to enacting a broad expansion of health insurance coverage on Monday when the Democratic-controlled Assembly passed legislation that has the backing of the Republican governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Government and health organization leaders on Monday urged Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of new preventive benefits, saying the emphasis on prevention will save lives and billions of dollars in health care costs.
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday released a plan that would expand access to health coverage for all children and adults, but stops short of mandating universal coverage.
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The federal government today launched a program that provides increased Medicaid payments to doctors that use electronic health records.
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More U.S. Medicare beneficiaries  with severe hearing loss could soon receive implantable devices  that help recreate sound, government officials said in a  proposal on Friday.
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration announced a proposal Monday to expand Medicare coverage for certain clinical trials for cancer drugs and pay cancer doctors to measure patient reaction to potent medication.
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The US government on Tuesday proposed expanding Medicare coverage for costly, potentially life-saving implanted heart devices, a decision expected to benefit makers Guidant Corp.
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More CPR, less shock: that is the new directive issued by the American Heart Association on Monday for emergency workers helping victims of cardiac arrest.
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People who&#39;ve had a heart attack and are at a high risk for irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias may have to wait at least a month before they can get an implantable defibrillator.
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The Food and Drug Administration gave the go-ahead last week for the Philips HeartStart, an automated external defibrillator (AED), to be sold over the counter without a prescription.
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More U.S. Medicare beneficiaries with severe hearing loss could soon receive implantable devices that help recreate sound, government officials said in a proposal on Friday.
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Because of problems with Medtronicâs heart defibrillators, the F.D.A. said it plans to examine whether its current tests are sufficient to catch electrical problems in the devices.
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The new policy would also be a step toward expanding the F.D.A.Âs oversight to clinical laboratories.
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Federal officials say rising costs, increased payments and some new benefits mean Medicare must raise its Part B premium 17% next year for most of the nearly 42 million seniors and disabled people covered by the program.