HOME OXYGEN THERAPY MEDICARE CUTS IN CLINTON BUDGET MIRROR CUTS IN CONGRESS' BILL; ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR MRI, CT SCANS
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicare home oxygen therapy payment cuts proposed in the balanced budget plan released by President Clinton Dec. 7 would start at a 20% reduction in 1996, in line with cuts approved by the House and Senate in the budget conference report in November.
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