Expanded Prior-Authorization Requirements Proposed By CMS
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The agency is proposing to pre-authorization rules for certain durable medical equipment and an expansion of the power mobility equipment prior-authorization pilot program, and the creation of new pilot prior-authorization programs for hyperbaric oxygen therapy and repetitive scheduled non-emergent ambulance transport.
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