A person who has undergone an ileostomy, colostomy, or urinary ostomy may require an ostomy bag following the procedure. Medicare considers ostomy bags and related supplies to be prosthetic devices.
CMS plan to expand its flawed durable medical equipment bidding process to personalized supplies will harm patients and fail to generate the desired budget savings.
AdvaMed highlights concerns over patient safety and market competition regarding the CMS’s proposal for restarting the bidding programme for medical equipment in Medicare.
The CareForward Alliance, a newly formed coalition of senior citizen advocates, people with disabilities, patient groups, and free-market policy organizations announced today a unified ...
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials denounced “fraud and abuse” in billings by some medical suppliers and announced plans yesterday to tighten regulations on Medicare payments for such equipment as ...