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VGM Study: Hobson-Tanner Won't Alter NCB Savings
If the Hobson-Tanner bill takes effect, it would not significantly change the savings the government can expect from national competitive bidding, according to a study commissioned by The VGM Group...
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New Power Mobility Guidance Issued
The Region C DME Medicare Administrative Contractor published its latest documentation guidance for power wheelchairs and scooters late Tuesday night...
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CMS Mum on Release of Quality Standards
Industry stakeholders awaiting the release of HME supplier quality standards still have no word from CMS.
At an agency Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum Tuesday, Eric Sokol, director of the Power Mobility Coalition, pointed out that CMS had previously
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MedPAC Calls Rebate Proposal a Bad Idea
The rebate program proposed under CMS' draft competitive bidding rule for Medicare DME has the potential to induce fraud and should be eliminated, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission told CMS....
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Ryan: 'Don't Make It Harder for Americans to Breathe'
WASHINGTON--Getting members of Congress to sign on to the Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act was one of the main "asks" HME stakeholders took to Capitol Hill at a legislative fly-in sponsored by the American Association for Homecare last week.
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Texas Doctor Sentenced to 11 Years for Power Wheelchair Scheme
HOUSTON--A Texas physician has been sentenced to 11 years in prison and must pay $14 million in restitution for his role in a power wheelchair scam that led to the creation of Operation Wheeler Dealer, a massive crackdown on Medicare fraud and abuse.
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Schwarz, Price Ask Congress to Repeal DRA Oxygen Policy
Reps. Joe Schwarz, R-Mich., and Tom Price, R-Ga., have sent a "Dear Colleague" letter to other members of Congress urging them to co-sponsor a bill that would repeal the oxygen capped rental provision in the Deficit Reduction Act. ...
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Scully: Medicaid a Managerial Mess
WASHINGTON--Former CMS Administrator Tom Scully said Medicaid is "managerially a mess" and that reform "is just not going to happen" because the program is too large and complex, CQ Healthbeat reported.
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CMS Releases 64 New Power Mobility Codes
BALTIMORE--Just a few minutes before 5 p.m. on Friday, CMS announced that it had posted information about the new HCPCS codes to be used for power wheelchairs beginning Oct. 1. ...
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Bill Proposes to Strike Oxygen Provision from DRA
WASHINGTON--In response to patient safety issues raised by the American Association for Homecare, the American Lung Association and other advocates, a bill introduced late last month in the House of Representatives would do away with the Deficit Reduction Act's mandate for oxygen capped rental.
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