Blood Products Payment Rate Freeze Preferable To Proposed Cuts – Panel
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The APC Advisory Panel recommends that CMS freeze ambulatory payment classification rates for blood products at the 2003 hospital OPPS levels for 2004 and 2005, preventing payment rates from facing a 10% decrease under the 2004 proposed rule
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