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CMS Announces Delay To Rural DME Fee Schedule Changes

 
• By Elizabeth Orr

A 2018 interim rule won’t be finalized for another year so regulators have more time to review the proposal and related stakeholder comments.

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Medicare payment policies for durable medical equipment (DME) in some regions will remain about the same for another year, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on 27 April.

The announcement relates to a long-pending final rule that would have adjusted the fee schedules for some types of DME and enteral nutrition in locations not covered by DME competitive...

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