On the Record

"At best, that's less convenient for patients. At worst, it puts them at increased risk for hospital-acquired infections and other care complications."

— Bill Noyes, interim executive vice president and vice president of health information policy for the National Home Infusion Association (NHIA), talked with AIS's RADAR on Specialty Pharmacy about CMS's final rule on home infusion payments. CMS will only pay about $20 per day for these services, which may cause some providers to stop serving Medicare patients.