Medicare reimbursement procedures go public as decision-making processes are reformed
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The US Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) shone the spotlight on itself late last month, as it staged its first ever public forum on the Medicare coverage process. But openness comes at a price, HCFA officials warned the more than 300 stakeholders who attended the session and who were generally favourable about the agency's reform plan.