Lawmakers Urge Medicare To Not Cut Reimbursement For Some Specialty Procedures
Executive Summary
A bipartisan group of legislators in the US House of Representatives wants to stop the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from finalizing proposed cuts to treatments for cancer, kidney failure, artery disease and other conditions.
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