MedPAC Recommends Outpatient Rx Handling Fee For Hospital Pharmacies
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System should include a payment adjustment for pharmaceutical handling costs, the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee recommended during an April 21 meeting in Washington, D.C
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