2009 Payment Rules: Gainsharing Plan Put Off, Electrode Cuts Remain
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS issued final 2009 rules for its physician fee schedule and hospital outpatient/ambulatory surgical center prospective payment system Oct. 30, pulling back on some controversial proposals and holding firm on others
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