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GHF summary of comments to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed 2017 Benefit and Payment Parameters rule in December 2015

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GHF summary of comments to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed 2017 Benefit and Payment Parameters rule in December 2015

Published: March 22, 2016

Georgians for a Healthy Future (GHF) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed 2017 Benefit and Payment Parameters rule in December 2015. CMS issued the final rule in March 2016. Below are highlights from the proposed and final rules, and GHF’s position on provisions for 2017.

Georgians for a Healthy Future (GHF) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed 2017 Benefit and Payment Parameters rule in December 2015. CMS issued the final rule in March 2016. Below are highlights from the proposed and final rules, and GHF’s position on provisions for 2017.

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