Rep. Thomas' Medicare Appeals Bill Could Cost $1-2 Bil. Over Five Years
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Legislation designed to accelerate the process for appealing Medicare coverage decisions by the Health Care Financing Administration and its intermediaries could cost as much as $1-2 bil. over five years, according to Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Calif.), sponsor of the legislation and chairman of the House Ways and Means/Health Subcommittee.