GAO Urges Congress To Place EPO, Other Dialysis Services In Bundled Rates
Executive Summary
The Government Accountability Office recommends that Congress establish a bundled payment system for end-stage renal disease services - including Amgen's Epogen (epoetin) - under Medicare Part B "as soon as possible.
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