tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 14

DME: Wheelchair Industry Wins Restriction Battle

But how will suppliers fare in the Wheeler Dealer war?Wheelchair suppliers, beneficiaries and physicians have spoken, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has heard. The good news: CMS will soon pull the so-called "clarification" to wheelchair coverage policy issued last December."CMS has decided to retract the December 9, 2003 Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) Article which was intended to reiterate our coverage policy on power wheelchairs," CMS says in a March 18 memo to congressional health staffers.The move is a result of "concerns voiced by the power wheelchair community" in open door...

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