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Medicare payment for EECP therapy for cardiovascular disease increases

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, February 6th, 2005

Vasomedical, Inc., (NASDAQ SC: VASO) announced that changes to the physician fee schedule for calendar year 2005 recently published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will result in a new national average payment level of $138.34 per session for EECP therapy.

The new average payment for physicians of $138.34 reflects a 10.9% increase for EECP therapy over the earlier proposed rate of $124.69 by CMS for 2005. The national average reimbursement rate for EECP therapy administered in the hospital outpatient setting of $102.18 reflects a 3% decrease over earlier proposed rates of $105.38 for 2005.

Thomas Glover, Vasomedical's...

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