Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
CAP Deadline Extended
Published on Sun Jun 11, 2006 
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If you've been mulling over joining the Competitive Acquisition Program for Part B drugs, you have another chance. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services extended the deadline to June 30. If you joined before June 2, the program will still start on July 1 for you, but late joiners will start on August 1, CMS announced.
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