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NHIA pushes lawmakers for fix

October 2, 2019HME News Staff

WASHINGTON - Forty-six members of the National Home Infusion Association met with more than 70 Congressional offices on Oct. 1 to discuss concerns with how CMS plans to implement a payment policy for home infusion services.In a final rule released in 2018, CMS said it would limit reimbursement for professional services to only those days a “skilled professional”—which it defines as a nurse—is in the home. Stakeholders have pushed back, saying that was not the intent of lawmakers.“Congress...

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