90 cancer groups and centers urge CMS to rescind proposed lung cancer screening reimbursement cuts

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90 CANCER GROUPS AND CANCER CENTERS, in a sign-on letter, urged the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services to rescind proposed reimbursement cuts for lung cancer screening in its proposed rule on the 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System. The proposal lowers the reimbursement for low-dose CT lung cancer screenings by 44 percent, from $112.49...

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