title: A close call for 'usual charges'.
abstract: In June, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) withdrew a rule it proposed in 2003 that would have changed the definition of "usual charges" to "usual amounts paid." If promulgated, the proposed regulation would have had the unintended consequence of increasing the price of health care.
authors.affiliation: Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP, Sacramento, CA, USA. ffedor@murphyaustin.com
authors.forename: Frank P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Fedor
mesh_terms: D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States