In briefly posted contractor memo

CMS Explains Plans To Test Changes To Part B Drug Reimbursement

By John Wilkerson / February 10, 2016 at 9:19 PM
CMS plans to test changes to the way Medicare Part B pays providers to administer treatments, according to an agency transmittal to Medicare contractors that the agency took down after posting it Friday (Feb. 5). An agency spokesperson said the memo was posted accidentally and if CMS follows through with the demonstration, officials will propose it publicly. The note to Medicare contractors states that CMS merely wanted to give them advance notice so they have time to prepare. "CMS is...

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