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Medicare and Medicaid
Power Mobility Coalition Voices Concern Over Government Reports Outlining Lack of Oversight in the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Benefit
September 21st, 2008
The Power Mobility Coalition (PMC), an association of manufacturers and suppliers of power mobility devices, raised concerns today about recent findings that questioned whether the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) accurately reviewed durable medical equipment (DME) claims that suppliers submitted for reimbursements after providing medical equipment to Medicare beneficiaries. The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report entitled, Medical Review of Claims for the Fiscal Year 2006 Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Program (A-OI-07-00508), compared an OIG and CMS review of the same Medicare DME claims, including power mobility...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-09-21)
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