Lower Outlier Threshold, Longer Transition Period Sought In AHA Comments
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The IPPS outlier qualification threshold should be lowered from $33,560 to $18,065 in CMS' final rule, the American Hospital Association contends in 1March 31 comments to the agency
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