CQRC fights estimated 5% cut to stationary oxygen
By HME News Staff
Updated 2:52 PM CST, Wed December 16, 2020
WASHINGTON – CMS’s “meager” 0.6% CPI-U adjustment escalates the need to pass H.R. 8158, says the Council for Quality Respiratory Care. The lack of a larger adjustment, combined with the budget neutrality requirement, means a reimbursement cut of about 5% for stationary oxygen in non-bid areas, though the impact varies by region, according to the council. “We remain hopeful that Congress will implement a technical fix to this issue through bipartisan end-of-year legislation,” said Crispin Teufel, chairman of the CQRC. “With the COVID-19 public health emergency accelerating, it is increasingly important to preserve patient access to home respiratory care. H.R. 8158 would eliminate the budget neutrality requirement for stationary oxygen in non-bid areas.”
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