tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 37

DME: Wheelchair Rule Not Sitting Well With Suppliers

Providers let CMS have it at Open Door Forum.The power mobility industry may not enter a brave new regulatory world next month after all.Suppliers made a strong case for delaying implementation of the interim final rule on prescribing, supplying and receiving payment for power wheelchairs and scooters at a Sept. 13 special Open Door Forum. Chastened Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services officials promised to carefully consider their concerns.Held to gather feedback on the interim final rule unveiled last month, the three-hour discussion grew heated at times, as moderator Dr. Rich Lawlor engaged in spirited debate...

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