CMS Report Validates Industry’s Stance On Charge Compression
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Adjusting for the effects of "charge compression" could significantly boost CMS inpatient payments for high-cost, device-dependent procedures, a recently released analysis from RTI International confirms
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