HCFA National Coverage Decisions May Result From Review Of Local Policies
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
An outside analysis of existing local medical review policies (LMRPs) will be used by the Health Care Financing Administration to determine areas that may be ripe for national Medicare coverage decisions.
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