CMS Takes Steps To Improve Blood Product Rates Under OPPS Proposed Rule
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
AdvaMed is cautiously optimistic about CMS' plan to create ambulatory payment classifications (APCs) for blood and blood products in the outpatient setting, but views the impatient setting as the larger battle in achieving improved reimbursement
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