Charge Compression Payment Fix Should Not Be Delayed, Industry Says
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The device industry is urging CMS to make immediate changes to inpatient payments to account for "charge compression," but the Medicare agency and hospitals say such adjustments may be premature
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