Cost Of Medicare DME, Inpatient Programs On Rise, Scully Tells Appropriators
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS should determine whether costs of "defensive medicine" resulting from the proliferation of medical malpractice lawsuits in the U.S. are increasing Medicare expenditures for beneficiaries, according to Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.)
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