Medicare overpaid hospitals nationwide as much as $25.8 million for an advanced mode radiation therapy used to treat difficult-to-reach tumors, according to a new report (PDF) from the HHS Office of the Inspector General. At issue specifically: dollars that went toward intensity-modulated radiation therapy, or IMRT, planning services that did not comply with Medicare billing requirements.
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