CMS Will Consider Disclosing Physician Pay Information Case-By-Case
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS announced a new policy Jan. 14 under which it will evaluate requests for individual physician payment information on a case-by-case basis. This is a change from a 34-year-old restriction on disclosing any individualized reimbursement information for doctors.
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