CMS Releases Outlier Proposed Rule With Shortened 30-Day Comment Period
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Over 120 hospitals identified by CMS for taking advantage of the outlier payment pool will no longer be able to do so under a proposed rule released March 5
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