Baltimore CMS plans to roll out a massive proposed regulation this summer detailing exactly how DME competitive bidding will be implemented when it begins
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Patients with type 2 diabetes who also have sleep apnea can lower glucose levels with the help of CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure device) therapy,
Baltimore CMS has begun an effort to show how the agency considers what new products and services to cover and not to cover under the Medicare benefit.
Baltimore A coalition of mobility stakeholders is asking CMS to shed light on documentation requirements for medical necessity before it implements new
Baltimore CMS has released an interim rule that aims, among other reforms, to reduce the time frames for certain Medicare claims appeals. Under the rule,
Washington It's not every day the HME industry can get five lawmakers and 45 congressional aides to leave their offices and walk over to an adjacent office
Lansing, Mich. The Michigan HME association has successfully postponed a potentially devastating Medicaid cut for home oxygen, sources said, as providers
Atlanta After a year of waiting for the state's Medicaid contractor to launch a state-of-the-art Web portal, providers now have a cutting-edge system
Jefferson City, Mo. The Missouri Senate has approved a bill that eliminates the state Medicaid requirement to fund most adult DME. According to reports,
Mississippi lawmakers passed legislation that will borrow money from the state's tobacco trust fund to keep the Medicaid program afloat. The state's Medicaid
Baltimore CMS has set a Sept. 1 deadline for manufacturers to submit power chair and scooter test results that will be used to match products with billing
Atlanta Graham-Field Health Products has opened a distribution center in Pico Rivera, Calif., just east of Los Angeles. The 32,000-square-foot facility
Marlborough, Mass. The Food and Drug Administration has approved Sepracor's drug application for an inhaler version of Xopenex. The inhalation solution
Irvine, Calif. Trinity3, a diversified health care holding company, has created a new Healthcare Development Division to move the company further into
Baltimore CMS has announced a new oxygen code for portable concentrators that also function as stationary units. Inogen's Inogen One concentrator is currently
Leisure-Lift/Bariatric Bed Ultima 80 features head and foot boards, side rails, casters and bariatric mattress full center-beam trapeze designed to help
Medline Industries/Underpad Ultrasorbs Premium Underpads disposable pad designed to wick away large volumes of fluid and keep skin dry ideal for patients
Home Diagnostics/Glucose Monitoring System TrueTrack Smart System offers patients the ability to draw a blood sample from the forearm in addition to traditional
The Medicare Modernization Act is affecting how every DME/HME provider does business. One owner I spoke with recently told me that 75 percent of his volume
Cuts. Cuts. Cuts. A quick scan of this issue and the many editions before it reveals the latest moves by others to cut the cost of care that you deliver.