As the bill is on the Senate’s legislative agenda for this year the Congressional Budget Office has issued a report on it and determined that implementation would cost $1.7 billion over the first 10 years.
McKnight’s reported this story in “Bill to expedite Medicare appeals expected to cost $1.7 billion.”
Despite the high costs of this bill, it is important to do something about the current length of Medicare appeals. Providers need to know what services will be paid so they can best treat their patients and avoid practices that might lead to a denial of coverage.
