The proposed rule would reduce payments to nearly all surgical specialties, including up to 9% for cardiac surgery, 8% for thoracic surgery, 7% for vascular surgery, 7% for neurosurgery, and 6% for ophthalmology.
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reverses a lower court that said HHS had overstepped its authority to cut 340B reimbursements.
Eligible providers can bill CMS for counseling services regardless of the testing venue, including doctors' offices, urgent care clinics, drive-thrus, or pharmacy testing sites.
Given all the hard work, risk, and public advocacy that goes into a merger, those who've undertaken the enormous task are apt to accentuate the positive.
