Medicare decides not to cover ‘virtual colonoscopy’ procedure

WASHINGTON — Medicare won’t pay for the so-called virtual colonoscopy procedure, concluding Tuesday that there’s inadequate evidence to support the cheaper, less intrusive alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy.

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