IMPLANTABLE PROSTHETIC DEVICE REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE EXEMPT FROM HCFA's UPCOMING PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT PROPOSAL FOR MEDICARE OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES, AGENCY SAYS
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Health Care Financing Administration's prospective payment system for Medicare outpatient hospital services will include a carve-out for patients receiving implantable prosthetic devices, HCFA says.