CMS Rejects External Data In OPPS Rule But Softens Device Payment Drop
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS' commitment to use Medicare claims to set payment rates suggests the agency's acceptance of external data will become increasingly rare in subsequent years
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