Ortho Biotech Procrit
Executive Summary
HCFA instructs Medicare carriers that epoetin alfa "be afforded" to five target populations for preoperative use. "It has been reported to us that a number of carriers are currently considering, or already have, implemented noncoverage policies for the preoperative use of Procrit, based upon the premise that this use of Procrit is a preventive service," HCFA said in a recent program memorandum