tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 16

INDUSTRY NOTES: PMD Suppliers Say 'Proceed With Caution' Under Final Rule

Plus:  MA Plans could earn a pay raise.Federal regulators have spoken, but suppliers of power mobility devices say they need more specifics on what to document if they are to expect Medicare to reimburse them for their wares.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' final rule on Medicare payment for PMDs--power wheelchairs and power operated vehicles, or scooters--recently appeared in the Federal Register with a June 5 effective date. The final rule fine-tunes provisions of the interim final rule regarding PMDs that has been in effect since Oct. 25, 2005 (70 FR 50940).Most provisions of the...

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