“Should we pay for anything that any physician wants to provide to any patient?” asked Steve Phurrough, director of coverage and analysis at the Centers for Medicare & medicaid services in Washington. “I think the answer to that is no.”
“It is a challenge to the industry, and it’s a frustration for the smaller manufacturer,” said Patrick Chelf, a vice president for Bock’s U.S. operations in Minneapolis. “I’m not sure how this technology would make it to the marketplace now.”
“It might be the right thing to do in the grand scheme of things, but it is impossible.”

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