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Baucus Plan: Kudos and Cautions
Signaling the new Congress' intention to tackle the issue of health care early on next year, Sen. Max Baucus unveiled a comprehensive reform plan that drew both kudos and cautions from HME industry stakeholders....
RACs Ready to Rack Up Improper Payments
CMS held a Special Open Door Forum Thursday to introduce its new Recovery Audit Contractors, tabbed in October to ferret out Medicare overpayments and underpayments....
For HME Providers, Medicare Home Sleep Testing Bites the Dust
Along with a slew of new oxygen payment rules, Medicare's 2009 Physician Fee Schedule put the final nail in the Medicare home sleep testing coffin...
Advocacy Groups Call for End of Medicare Waiting Period
A group of more than 75 health advocacy organizations is urging the next Congress to end the 24-month wait for Medicare coverage faced by people with disabilities...
Intel Enters Home Care Arena
Intel Corp. rolled out its first medical device with its introduction of the Intel Health Guide, a care management tool for patients with chronic conditions....
DOJ Recoups More than $1 Billion from Health Care Fraud in FY 2008
The United States recovered more than $1.1 billion lost to fraud in federal health care programs for fiscal 2008, the Department of Justice said Nov. 10. ...
Impact of Obama, New Congress a Question Mark for HME
Last week's election of Sen. Barack Obama and a stream of new Democrats in both the House and the Senate could bode well for the HME industry—or not....
Outcry Grows Over New O2 Regs
Following CMS' Oct. 30 release of regulations involving changes to Medicare home oxygen policy and payment, some stakeholders said the new rules are punitive....
To Comment on the Oxygen Rule ...
CMS is accepting comments on the oxygen regulations until 5 p.m. EST Dec. 29. Comments can be submitted in one of four ways....
RAC Outreach Halted as GAO Probes Contract Protests
The four recently named recovery audit contractors poised to begin provider education were told last week to halt all work pending a review of protests....
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