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Proposed Rule Recommends Eliminating Face-to-Face Requirement for Replacement DMEPOS
CMS Proposes Adding ‘Country of Origin’ Info to Competitive Bidding Program
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MedPAC: DMEPOS Suppliers Lead Medicare in Improper Payment Errors
The error rate for DMEPOS suppliers was nearly four times the overall Medicare fee-for-service improper payment rate of 6.6%.
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CMS Toughens Oversight of Accrediting Organizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a final rule and fact sheet in June.
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Competitive Bidding Update Announces Lead Items, Pricing
The June 4 update marks the beginning of CMS’s pre-bidding supplier awareness program.
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‘Unnecessary and Very Burdensome’: Organizations Respond to Medicaid Work Requirement Interim Final Rule
Advocacy groups worry about unintended consequences for states and Medicaid patients.
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CMS Issues Interim Final Rule on Medicaid Work Requirements
The rules provisions go into effect on July 31.
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NHIA: HCPCS Changes to Immune Globulin Therapies Will Disrupt Patient Care, Business Operations
In draft comments, the National Home Infusion Association urged CMS not to move forward with coding changes.
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CMS Publishes 2026 Fee Schedule Changes for Medicare
The amounts of the increases are impacted by factors such as competitive bidding.
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Top 10 HME Business Stories of 2025
Big names and big transactions were popular with readers this year.
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