CMS proposes OPPS changes
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicare agency on July 1 issues proposed Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule for 2010 that would continue to expand the types of procedures CMS would cover when performed at ambulatory surgical centers. Comments are due Aug. 31, and CMS will issue a final rule by Nov. 1
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