Medicare Contractor Reform Plans Preclude Shift To More National Coverage
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS will attempt to foster communication and coordination among Medicare carriers while continuing to allow most coverage decisions to be made locally, Administrator Tom Scully said June 10
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