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GAO-04-373R 1 (2004-01-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwka0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-293553 January 15, 2004 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable W.J. Billy Tauzin Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable William M. Thomas Chairman The Honorable Charles B. Rangel Ranking Minority Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Changes to Medicare Payment for Drugs and Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Calendar Year 2004 Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), entitled Medicare Program; Changes to Medicare Payment for Drugs and Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Calendar Year 2004 (RIN: 0938-AM97). We received the rule on December 31, 2003. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim final rule with comment period on January 7, 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 1084. The interim final rule implements the provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 that are applicable in 2004 to Medicare payment for covered drugs and physician fee schedule services. These provisions (1) revise the current payment methodology for Part B covered drugs and biologicals that are not paid on a cost or prospective payment basis, (2) make changes to GAO-04-373R

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