US House Panelists Fault CMS For Cutbacks To Joint Replacement Bundled-Pay Program
Executive Summary
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' decision last fall to limit a joint replacement bundled program met with considerable pushback from lawmakers this week.
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