NCD Deadline Provisions In Rx Bill Gain Headway During August Recess
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicare conference staffers informally agreed during the August recess to language that would establish statutory deadlines for the national coverage determination process, AdvaMed maintains
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