Medicare payments to hospitals in areas with a high wage index tend to be adequate, whereas in areas with a low wage index, the wage index adjustment can reduce payments to levels that are less than the device cost. This
Medicare has never before required enrollees to participate in a clinical trial for a drug already approved by the FDA that’s being used for its intended purpose. Patient advocates werequick to decry Medicare’s final policy. “It’s unconscionable and reprehensible that CMS would force Alzheimer...
The inflation measure used is theConsumer Price Indexfor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The CPI-W measures the average prices for consumer goods and services that wage earners can expect to see in urban areas. The average CPI-W from the third quarter of the previous year...