CMS Meeting: TAVR Requirements for New and Existing Programs

The US Centers for Medicare and medicaid Services (CMS) convened a panel on 07/25/2018 to discuss recommendations for hospitals to maintain and begin TAVR programs.  The focus of the discussion was the procedural volume requirements for TAVR, SAVR, and PCI (https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/medcac-meeting-details.aspx?MEDCACId=75).  The dialogue was balanced.  Further recommendations from CMS will be forthcoming.