CMS Lessens Lab Test Cuts, Finalizes Revaluation Proposal In Physician Fee Schedule
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
In the final 2014 physician fee schedule rule, CMS scaled back cuts to independent labs from 26 percent to 5 percent. But it moved ahead with its proposal to update individual lab payments based on technological changes, a move that might lead to reductions over the long term.
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