CMS Launches Bidding Info Site
Baltimore In March, CMS introduced its DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor Web site. To be administered by Palmetto GBA, the designated
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HomeCare staff Meg Herndon and Hannah Wolfson were joined by writers Kristin Easterling and Gail Short to tell these stories. Tamara Davie’s photo on page 32 was taken by Ursula Hope Photography.
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An analysis by the congressional Joint Commission on Taxation found that President Bush's health care reform plan would increase taxes by $333.6 billion -
Zero Tolerance For Medicare Fraud and Abuse
Washington In March, members of the House Ways and Means Health and Oversight subcommittee convened a Medicare program integrity hearing to ask law enforcement -
AAHomecare Drops Home Health Council
Washington With the intent of focusing its resources squarely on the volatile home medical equipment industry, the American Association for Homecare announced -
GAO Calls for Better Prepayment Controls
Washington According to the Government Accountability Office, CMS' DME payment contractors need better prepayment controls to detect questionable claims. -
CMS: No More Compounded Inhalation Solutions
Baltimore In another hit to the nebulizer medications sector, CMS has issued a revised policy that denies coverage for compounded inhalation solutions -
New Products
Karman Healthcare/Wheelchair Carrier WC-101 51 inches 28.25 inches 4.25 inches; ramp is 60 inches in length when extended; weighs 98 pounds and has a -
Manual Wheelchairs
Sunrise Medical/Ultralight Folding Wheelchair Quickie GTX open-frame design both the swing-away and fixed-front design deliver strength with minimum frame; -
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Teleconference
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you know it’s time to move on accreditation—even if you won’t be involved in Medicare competitive bidding this year.