CMS this week has made much ado about its new “What’s Covered” app that allows beneficiaries to see whether Medicare covers a specific medical item or service, which of course includes HME.
WASHINGTON – In highly anticipated clarifications on coding and coverage requirements for ventilators, the DME MACs have acknowledged that coverage for the product category isn’t quite black and white.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., has introduced a bill that would halt CMS’s plans to make dramatic changes to coverage for prosthetic devices.
WASHINGTON – Nine leading U.S. researchers and a former U.S. senator have put pen to paper in the fight against proposed changes to coverage for lower limb prostheses.
CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) voted this week at its annual meeting to approve a list of guiding principles to ensure the appropriate coverage and payment for telemedicine services.
