Reimbursement: Brace For More Changes In Capped Rental Regs
Still no details on oxygen maintenance and service payments.New rules for home medical equipment rentals in the Deficit Reduction Act raise more questions than they answer, some suppliers criticize.The legislation, which President Bush signed into law on Feb. 8, shortens by two months the length of time Medicare will make rental payments on items already in the capped rental category. The law also introduces a 36-month cap on oxygen equipment rentals.But the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has yet to define exactly how it will implement these changes. For example, Medicare will pay for maintenance...
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