Quarterly HCPCS Updates Urged By Rep. Johnson In Letter To Thompson
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HCFA's Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) should accommodate quarterly updates to expedite access to new technologies, House Ways & Means Committee/Health Subcommittee Chair Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.) and Ranking Member Pete Stark (D-Calif.) suggest in a May 14 letter to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson.
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