Correction Means Lower Medicare Outpatient Rates Than Expected For Stereotactic Radiosurgery
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A correction notice issued by CMS to fix technical errors in the 2014 draft hospital outpatient prospective payment system cut its payment proposal for stereotactic radiosurgery by about $3,000 compared to a proposed rule issued in July.
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