CEO SUMMARY: Publication of the draft CMS Physician Fee Schedule on July 12 brought unwelcome news for the clinical lab industry, at least as it pertains to that perennial question: Should hospital lab outreach data be included in a PAMA market study? The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services must conduct a new market …
CMS physician fee schedule: Will hospital labs be excluded again from PAMA price reporting?
This time, it's CMS physician fee schedule that again seems to ignore Congress' intent
- By R. Lewis Dark
- > From the Volume XXV No. 11 - July 30, 2018 Issue
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