tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 37

DME: IR Review A Certainty For Operation Wheeler Dealer

Power wheelchair use should be on the rise, disability advocates say.  The double threat of reduced reimbursement and more restrictive coverage guidelines hangs over medical suppliers' heads as the feds gear up for Operation Wheeler Dealer. Dealers and manufacturers hoping to glean more details about the fraud-fighting initiative targeting power wheelchairs and scooters were sorely disappointed by a Sept. 11 special open door forum on the issue. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services briefly reviewed the astronomical spending increases for the mobility devices, then took comments only on the rather vague 10-point plan to tackle power wheelchair...

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