tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 9

Home Care: OIG OKs Copay Waiver On Diabetes Supplies

Follow these top attorneys' tips to make sure your copay waivers are legit.Home care providers and durable medical equipment suppliers need to get a handle on waivers of copayments for DME.The HHS Office of Inspector General has given its stamp of approval to a plan to waive Medicare copayments for glucose testing equipment and supplies, according to an OIG advisory opinion issued Feb. 9 (No. 04-01). The proposed scenario covers 2,800 patients treated at 40 clinical centers.The patients are expected to participate in a government study on the best medical approaches for addressing coronary artery...

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