Specialists Ask Congress To Drop Misvalued Code Provisions In Doc Payment Bill
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, North American Spine Society and other members of the Alliance of Specialty Medicine asked Congress Feb. 14 to drop the misvalued code provisions in proposed doc fix legislation, saying reimbursements should follow real costs of providing care.
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