HCPCS Code Six-Month Marketing Prerequisite Is Unnecessary, PhRMA Says
Executive Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should eliminate the six-month marketing prerequisite for applying to receive an HCPCS code for Medicare reimbursement, PhRMA said in comments to HHS' Committee on Regulatory Reform
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