Showing posts with label reimbursement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reimbursement. Show all posts

Monday, September 9, 2019

[DME] Providers feel burned in California - HME News

Read the full article:  [DME] Providers feel burned in California: Under a proposal, Medi-Cal reimbursement for an oxygen concentrator would drop to $55.19 - HME News

"California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, may find itself in a bind for HME providers if a drastic reimbursement cut goes through as planned, say industry stakeholders. 
To comply with the 21st Century Cures Act, the Department of Health Care Services has proposed paying 80% of Medicare’s non-rural fee schedule amounts for most DME. For providers in the state, who are currently reimbursed at the 2016 Medicare fee schedule amounts, that’s a cut of up to 60%."

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Monday, December 4, 2017

Policymakers must fix problems with Medicare’s competitive bidding program for home oxygen therapy | The Hill

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"The end result is that patients are finding it more difficult to access the treatments they need.  According to Medicare’s data, the number of oxygen rental patients declined by 33 percent between 2008 and 2014, while the number of COPD diagnoses increased by 59 percent. Because the only treatment for COPD in its later stages is home oxygen therapy, the increase in diagnosis and the decrease in patients using the services suggests that patients aren’t getting access to the care necessary to remain at home."

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Novato oxygen equipment supplier pays $11.4 million in settlement - SFGate

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Novato oxygen equipment supplier pays $11.4 million in settlement - SFGate:

"A major supplier of home oxygen equipment has agreed to pay $11.4 million to settle accusations that it profiteered by filing false reimbursement claims with the government and arranging kickbacks with sleep-testing clinics, federal officials said Tuesday."

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Thursday, April 13, 2017

Op-Ed: Medicare's Wrong Approach to Home Oxygen Therapy | Medpage Today

Read the full article: Op-Ed: Medicare's Wrong Approach to Home Oxygen Therapy | Medpage Today:

"So why is home oxygen care on the decline when the number of Americans who need it is rising? The answer is a complicated result of a host of policy changes over the past several years."

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Senate Approves 21st Century Cures Act, Sending It to President Barack Obama's Desk | US News

Read the announcement: Senate Approves 21st Century Cures Act, Sending It to President Barack Obama's Desk | US News:

"Congress has approved a bill overhauling the development of medical treatments and cures that is likely to be one of the last pieces of legislation President Barack Obama will sign into law before he leaves office.

The Senate voted 94-5 on Wednesday to approve the bill, the 21st Century Cures Act, which will hasten how drugs and medical devices are reviewed and authorized by the Food and Drug Administration."

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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Providers' Stories Foreshadow Growing Challenges for Rural Patients and Communities: AAHomecare Blog

Read the full post: AAHomecare Blog: Providers' Stories Foreshadow Growing Challenges for Rural Patients and Communities:

"California – So here we are after 27 years in the DME business and with this second set of cuts I will have to close my doors within a 45-60-day timeframe. It will not be pretty. I've had as many as 30 employees and now I have three; two of them are part time… When all this comes down I will also lose my home. Talk about having my world turned upside down."

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

CMS steamrolls ahead with vent overhaul | HME News

Read the full article: CMS steamrolls ahead with vent overhaul | HME News:

"Despite widespread opposition, CMS will replace five codes for ventilators with two, and reduce reimbursement significantly, says AAHomecare.

The new codes, E0465 (invasive) and E0466 (non-invasive), go into effect Jan. 1. CMS hasn’t released the fee schedule amounts yet, but Brummett says she expects the agency to make a reduction of about 33%."

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Shrinking - Insurance Coverage Of Some Compounded Meds

Updated November 15, 2023

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It appears that health insurers are getting concerned about the safety and quality of compounded meds.

Compounding Problems: Anthem Restricts Coverage Of Some Compounded Meds | Pharmalot:

"More fallout from the compounding controversy. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, one of the nation's largest insurers, has decided to end reimbursement of certain compounded medications as of November 1. Specifically, the insurer will not pay for compounded bulk powders or pharmaceutical adjuvants that are not approved by the FDA, according to a mailing that were sent to pharmacists."

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