Three-quarters of eligible Medicare recipients do not participate in effective cardiac rehabilitation programs

New research demonstrates that less than 25% of eligible Medicare beneficiaries successfully participate in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs following incidence of a heart attack or acute heart event. New research demonstrates that over 75% of eligible Medicare beneficiaries do not participate in effective outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs following incidence of a heart attack or acute heart event. Approximately 1.3 million individuals in the USA with cardiovascular disease qualify for participation in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs; these have been proven effective at improving health outcomes of individuals with heart failure, who have suffered heart attacks or have undergone cardiac surgery. In...