Medicare Inpatient Proposal: Modest Pay Increases, Longer-Term Reforms
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Device-heavy procedures would see reimbursement increases in fiscal 2013 under the CMS inpatient payment proposal, as readmission and value-based purchasing policies are set in place.
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