Reimbursement Briefs: OIG News; Next-Gen Sequencing Guidance
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS Office of Inspector General finds Medicare pays more than double what private insurers pay for vacuum erection systems , and recommends CMS review its error-rate reduction plans for claims administration contractors. Baltimore-based group to develop guidance to evaluate next-gen sequencing-based tests for cancer. More reimbursement news.
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