Mobility-Assist Device National Coverage To Rely On Clinical Criteria
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS is proposing to replace its "bed- or chair-confined" mobility-assist device criteria with clinical guidance to gauge whether a patient requires such devices
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