CPI-U adjustment ‘not connected to reality,’ AAH says
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:15 AM CST, Thu December 10, 2020
WASHINGTON – CMS has announced a 0.6% CPI-U adjustment to the 2021 DMEPOS fee schedule for products previously subject to competitive bidding provided in bid areas, AAHomecare reports. The adjustment for suppliers in rural and other non-bid areas in expected to be even less, the association says. “A less-than-1% price increase for 2021 is another example of a Medicare reimbursement methodology for HME that is not connected to the economic reality suppliers face,” said Tom Ryan, AAHomecare president & CEO. AAHomecare warned: “A reimbursement structure that isn’t connected to the cost and operational environment that our supplies face is ultimately going to force highly capable and experience companies to stop serving Medicare beneficiaries. That would be a disaster for patients, caregivers and other health care professionals, as well as for Medicare budgets.”
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