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News|Articles|December 8, 2003
Federal funding preserved for hospital pharmacy residencies
Washington, DC-In a victory for Medicare patients, the Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided to continue contributing directlyto the funding of pharmacy residency training in hospitals. The regulationaddresses CMS's annual payment rates for the Hospital Inpatient ProspectivePayment System for fiscal year 2004 that began on October 1.
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