Reimbursement Briefs: Opposition To Dialysis Cuts; OIG On Prosthetics; AHA On Quality Measures
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Dialysis groups react to end-stage renal disease prospective payment system proposed rule. Medicare administrative contractor CGS paid unallowable claims for lower-limb prosthetics. AHA weighs in on potential cancer hospital quality measures
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