tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 43

DME: Suppliers Declare Victory On Face-To-Face Exams Dispute

$57 monthly dispensing fee for inhalation drugs finalized.The final physician fee schedule is out, and it holds plenty of good news for durable medical equipment suppliers and pharmacies. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sets a $57 monthly dispensing fee for the inhalation drugs ipratropium bromide and albuterol sulfate, and an $80 fee for three months' supply, according to the final rule slated for publication in the Federal Register Nov. 15. CMS used the study conducted by Muse & Associates and commissioned by the American Association for Homecare to set the rates, it says in...

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