Medicare Says It Will Pay, but Patients Say ''No Thanks''
Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:00 AM EST
GINA KOLATA... Medicare has agreed to pay for an operation for patients with advanced emphysema, but many patients and doctors lost their enthusiasm after seeing clinical trial results. ...
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