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Medicare coverage for Alzheimer brain scans in question

by AP Chief Medical Writer
| July 30, 2020 7:03 AM

A big study to help Medicare officials decide whether to start covering brain scans to check for Alzheimer’s disease missed its goals for curbing health care costs, calling into question whether the pricey tests are worth it.

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