In a Reversal, U.S. Says Medicare Won’t Cover Stents for Neck Arteries - New York Times

In a Reversal, U.S. Says Medicare Won’t Cover Stents for Neck Arteries - New York Times: "Responding to criticism from surgeons, the government has dropped its previously announced plans to expand Medicare coverage for the use of stents to prop open neck arteries to prevent strokes. . . . That is a far more conservative stance on stenting than has been taken by the Food and Drug Administration . . ."