tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 3
Physician Notes: CMS Offers Good News And Bad News Regarding Home Oxygen Payment for Cluster Headaches
Plus: Cross These Items Off Your Hospice To-Do ListIf you've been battling your carriers about coverage for home oxygen therapy for Part B beneficiaries with cluster headaches (CH), CMS has some news for you.On Jan. 14, CMS issued Transmittal 130, which says, "After careful reconsideration, effective for claims with dates of service on and after January 4, 2011, Medicare will allow for coverage of home use of oxygen to treat Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with CH when beneficiaries are enrolled in clinical studies that are approved by CMS for the purpose of gaining further evidence." Previously, CMS covered...
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