CMS Softens End-Stage Renal Disease Cuts, Increases Pay For Home Dialysis
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Despite offsets and a ruling by CMS to phase-in rather than immediately implement end-stage renal disease bundled payment cuts, stakeholders say the recently finalized 2014 Medicare reimbursement policy for ESRD is not sufficient.
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