MEDICARE 20% OXYGEN PAYMENT CUT APPROVED BY HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS/HEALTH SUBCMTE.; BILL WOULD FREEZE PAYMENT UPDATE FOR DME, CLINICAL LAB SERVICES
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicare home oxygen reimbursement rates would be cut 20% from the current monthly payment rate under a bill approved by the House Ways and Means/Health Subcommittee on June 5.
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