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The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published quality standards for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) with revisions it says will make the regulatory process easier for industry.
Medicare payments for inhalation drugs will be assessed differently to ensure pharmacies are making compounded products strictly for medical needs and not to turn a large profit, according to the official in charge of Medicare.
In the Bush administration’s latest staff departure, CMS head Mark McClellan announced he will resign in early October, and said it was a “good time for a transition,” with the agency’s programs in a “fundamentally good position.”
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued new local coverage determinations (LCDs) for power mobility devices (PMDs) and industry representatives are unhappy they were not consulted more before the policy was finalized.
Medicare reimbursement is lagging for advanced devices that allow doctors and nurses to interact remotely with patients, and industry wants Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to act soon to address the issue.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposals to cut physician fee schedules could lead doctors to severely scale back on new device purchases.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Aug. 15 published new quality standards for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) with revisions it says will make the regulatory process easier for industry.
The House recently passed a sweeping health information technology (HIT) bill that should improve the current Medicare coding system and encourage the use of new technologies, according to industry experts.
The device industry, which feared a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal to cut reimbursement rates under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS), can breathe a sigh of relief.