New Medicare rates could boost lab costs by $11B, GAO warns
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The implementation of CMS’ new clinical lab payment rates in Medicare could increase
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Month: December 2018
Medicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has taken a new step to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions
Read MoreGovernment Investigation Finds Flaws In the FDA’s Orphan Drug Program
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration has failed to ensure
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