HCFA Legislative Authority To Contract CABG Providers Urged By HHS OIG
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Legislation should be enacted to allow the Health Care Financing Administration to negotiate preferred providers and fixed-price packages for bypass surgery for Medicare patients, the HHS Office of the Inspector General concludes in "The 2001 Red Book," a list of cost-saving recommendations that have yet to be implemented.
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