VGM raises concern about capped rental replacement ruling

WATERLOO, Iowa, June 8, 2012—VGM Group, Inc., is asking providers to contact legislators and ask them to send a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to stop a recent ruling. The CMS ruling, posted June 7 on the CGS Jurisdiction C DME MAC website, requires providers to replace a capped rental item if it is determined that it is incapable of lasting five years. The request for provider assistance in fighting the rule was posted on VGM’s Legislative Update blog.