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Legislation Would Create National Insurance Plan for Disabled Adults
WASHINGTON--Lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced legislation earlier this month that would create an insurance program for adults who become functionally disabled. ...
ReAble Therapeutics to Buy DJO in $1.6 Billion Deal
AUSTIN, Texas, and VISTA, Calif.--ReAble Therapeutics will buy DJO in a merger deal valued at $1.6 billion, the companies announced last week. ...
Deadline Looms; Legislators Ask CMS to Extend Bidding Window
WASHINGTON--With just days left before Medicare's first-round competitive bidding window closes, there is blatant evidence that many providers still have critical questions and concerns about the bidding process. ...
New Study Shows $1.5 Billion in Cuts to Oxygen Benefit
WASHINGTON--More than $1.5 billion will be slashed off the Medicare home care oxygen benefit by 2010, thanks to the combined effects of legislative and regulatory cuts initiated over the past several years, according to a new study released last week. ...
Medicaid Drug Rule Hits Pharmacies Where It Hurts; NCPA Says Thousands Could Close
WASHINGTON--Calling it 'an absolute travesty,' the National Community Pharmacy Association said that CMS' final rule on Medicaid drug payments could cause thousands of pharmacies to close their doors....
OIG: CMS Paid $21 Million Too Much for Wound Pumps
BALTIMORE--CMS paid more than $21 million in improper claims for negative wound therapy pumps and accessories in 2004, the Office of Inspector General said in a report released Monday. ...
Enteral Nutrition Sector Raises Concerns about Patient Care under NCB
ATLANTA--CMS' decision not to include enteral nutrition under the grandfather clause of its final rule governing national competitive bidding--and the absence of a transition period for enteral nutrition recipients--could put patients at risk, according to HME stakeholders...
Cannizzaro to Head Sunrise Mobility, DeVilbiss Healthcare
CARLSBAD, Calif.--Sunrise Medical Chairman Michael Hammes announced the appointment of Michael N. Cannizzaro as vice chairman, president and CEO on Thursday. Cannizzaro will also join the company's board of directors. ...
Clock Is Ticking for First-Round Bidders; CMS Sets July 9 Call
BALTIMORE--CMS closed registration for the first round of Medicare DMEPOS bidding on Saturday and announced that it will hold a special 30-minute bidders conference July 9 "to address issues associated with the bidding process." ...
CMS Launches Anti-Fraud Demo; Industry Asks, What Took You So Long?
BALTIMORE--HME providers in Los Angeles and Miami will face increased scrutiny under a massive anti-fraud demonstration program announced last week by CMS. The agency said each provider in the two metro areas will have to reapply for Medicare billing privileges and can expect multiple unannounced site visits...
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