EPO: Medicare Reimbursement

• November 1997

  • Report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
    • EPO reimbursement rate of $10 per 1,000 units exceeds the current cost of purchasing EPO by approximately $1
    • Recommended a 10% reduction in the Medicare reimbursement rate for EPO

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Office of Inspector General "Review of Epogen Reimbursement," issued November 24, 1997.