CMS Proposes To Cover More Telehealth, And Address Imaging, Lab Pay Matters
Executive Summary
The US Medicare agency has proposed several changes to the status quo in its planned 2019 Medicare physician fee schedule and clinical laboratory fee schedule that will impact reimbursements for telehealth services, the advanced imaging industry and clinical laboratories.
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