CMS To Raise Durable Medical Equipment Fees In No-Competitive-Bid Rural Areas
Executive Summary
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service issued an interim final rule to shore up durable medical equipment prices in rural and noncontiguous areas of the US (including Alaska, Hawaii and territories) that are not subject to competitive bidding.
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