CMS Says No, Again, To Modified Moving Average T-Wave Alternans Testing

In a new proposed decision memo, CMS says it plans to confirm its existing national non-coverage policy on microvolt T-wave alternans diagnostic testing with the modified moving average method.

CMS says there is insufficient evidence to overturn its 2008 national non-coverage decision on microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA) sudden cardiac risk stratification testing using the modified moving average (MMA) method, as requested by GE Healthcare.

FDA has approved methods of MTWA testing to stratify the risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with risk factors:...

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