tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 37

OXYGEN: Big Victory In Congress For Oxygen Stakeholders

Senate interest in 13-month cap proposal dwindles.Sen. Charles Grassley's (R-IA) recent pledge to drop consideration of a 13-month rental cap for oxygen equipment has oxygen suppliers and manufacturers cheering.The 13-month cap proposal, included in President Bush's budget for fiscal year 2007, had garnered support from Grassley and others in the wake of a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) released in September. The news of Grassley's shift on the cap question came of Sept. 26.In the report, "Medicare Home Oxygen Equipment: Cost and Servicing," the OIG argued that, even with a 36-month...

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