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New Hobson Legislation Would Modify NCB
WASHINGTON--During the coming weeks, one of the HME industry's chief advocates on Capitol Hill plans to introduce a bill that would modify the DME competitive bidding provision in the Medicare Modernization Act....
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Apria Acquires Young Medical
LAKE FOREST, Calif.--Apria Healthcare has closed another high-profile deal with the purchase of Maumee, Ohio-based Young Medical and its sister company Toledo I.V. Care....
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Invacare Acquires Altimate Medical
ELYRIA, Ohio--Invacare Corp. announced last week it has acquired Altimate Medical, which manufactures standing frames and mobility aids for the rehab market. ...
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CMS Gives DMERCs Go-Ahead on New Mobility Policy
BALTIMORE--On Friday, CMS sent formal instruction to the durable medical equipment regional carriers to implement Medicare's new mobility coverage policy, paving the way for the four DMERCs to issue interim guidance for equipment providers and work on local medical review policy....
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The Scooter Store Sues CMS
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas--The legal battle continued last week between the country's largest power mobility provider and the federal government....
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Priority Healthcare to Buy SpectraCare Home Infusion Business
LAKE MARY, Fla.--Priority Healthcare has announced it will buy Louisville, Ky.-based SpectraCare's $32-million infusion business and its medical management component, Care Continuum, which provides network management on an administrative fee-for-services basis for managed care organizations....
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Dynamic Medical Expands in Western U.S.
LOS ANGELES--Rehab, respiratory and wound-care provider Dynamic Medical Systems has completed a $3 million expansion, opening nine branches during the last six months....
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Government Appeals Maximum Comfort Case
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--The government has appealed a federal judge's ruling that a properly completed certificate of medical necessity is proof enough for provider reimbursement....
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House Members Fight In-the-Home Restriction
WASHINGTON--Two congressmen are urging their fellow House members to sign a letter to HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt requesting that he modify Medicare's in-the-home requirement for coverage of mobility equipment....
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Government Launches Inhalation Drug Service Survey
WASHINGTON--HHS' Office of Inspector General has begun surveying providers to help determine the costs of inhalation drug therapy services. The results could be significant, according to the American Association of Homecare, because they may factor into future decisions about Medicare's Part B inhalation drug dispensing fees....
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Medicare Opens Up O&P Coding Determination
BALTIMORE--Medicare posted more than 45 preliminary decisions answering requests for a host of targeted orthotics and prosthetics HCPCS codes on Wednesday. The agency also set a public meeting covering all of the requests for early next month....
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CMS to Begin NPI Application Process
BALTIMORE--CMS will begin accepting applications for National Provider Identifiers--a new numbering system that will replace all current identifiers for health care providers--on May 23....
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CMS Releases New Mobility Coverage Policy
BALTIMORE--CMS' national coverage determination for mobility equipment, announced late last Thursday, eliminates the requirement that Medicare beneficiaries be bed- or chair-confined and instead adopts function-based criteria for determining medical necessity....
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Scooter Store Says Company Is Government Target
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas--In a May 4 letter to CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, the nation's largest power chair provider said it has been unfairly targeted by the federal government in its attempts to drive down power mobility utilization....
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