AdvaMed Urges Pro-Rata Delay, Says 80% Of OPPS Claims Data Is Missing
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS should delay a pro-rata reduction on pass-through payments for devices under the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) because nearly 80% of its claims data is unnaccounted for, AdvaMed asserts in its most recent attempt to prevent the agency from making the cuts in 2002.
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