CMS Declines To Address Charge Compression For Another Year
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS finalizes its decision to postpone plans to base its payment calculations on data that separates hospital charges for implantable devices from those for lower-priced medical supplies.
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