Payment analysis of 80-100 DME items planned by HCFA.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
DME MEDICARE PAYMENT ANALYSIS OF 80-100 ITEMS based on the "inherent reasonableness" of Medicare reimbursement levels set to begin Oct. 1 after the Health Care Financing Administration signs a contract with an outside group to conduct the study. Based on data from the analysis, HCFA plans to determine whether Medicare reimbursement of any of the items should be adjusted upwards or downwards.