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Medical Procedures Rated by State's Expert Comparison Shoppers

For Immediate Release: 07/07/2008

Washington's Health Technology Assessment program is weighing scientific evidence for various medical procedures to determine whether they merit coverage by state agencies. An 11-member citizens group already has ruled against covering upright MRIs; discography for diagnosing back pain; and CT, or "virtual," colonoscopy. The binding decision applies to 763,000 state and public employees, Medicaid clients and workers'-compensation claimants.

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