CMS Announces Series Of Proposed Regulations, Including Payment Cuts

CMS last week announced a series of proposed regulations, including a proposal to reduce Medicare payments for inpatient hospital care by 0.5% in fiscal year 2010, CQ HealthBeat reports. The agency said the proposed cut primarily is the result of adjustments for excessive payments to hospitals in past years.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on May 6th, 2009