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Medicare raises payments to increase high-throughput COVID-19 testing
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April 15, 2020 10:03 PM UTC
Updated on Apr 16, 2020 at 12:42 AM UTC
CMS will almost double payments for COVID-19 diagnostic tests run on high-throughput equipment, the agency announced Wednesday.
The increased payment of $100 per test, up from $51, is intended to increase use of high-throughput platforms. ...