Reimbursement In Brief
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS Office of Inspector General says Illinois should reduce Medicaid rates for diabetes test strips, and that Medicare is paying so-called G modifier claims inappropriately in reports last week. More reimbursement news.
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