Some patients who have been impacted by Lincare and Philips Respironics have joined forces with these corporations to lobby for an end to Medicare’s competitive bidding process for oxygen and to make liquid oxygen available.
Some patients who have been impacted by Lincare and Philips Respironics have joined forces with these corporations to lobby for an end to Medicare’s competitive bidding process for oxygen and to make liquid oxygen available.
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ProPublica reports that the nation’s largest distributor of home oxygen equipment has repeatedly defrauded Medicare and overcharged thousands of elderly patients with few repercussions from the federal government.
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Starting Nov 1, Medicare- and Medicaid-participating hospitals must report COVID-19, influenza, and RSV data to the CDC on a weekly basis.
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A study finds disparities in quality of care persist for children with Medicaid compared to those with private insurance.
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The American Hospital Association opposes CMS proposed changes that would decrease Medicare payments to Home Health Agencies in CY 2025.
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A new rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes a 1.7% cut in Medicare payments to home health agencies in 2025.
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Respiratory healthcare organizations sent a letter to members of Congress this week to encourage passage of the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act.
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A proposed bill in Congress would permanently extend temporary expansions to telehealth access under Medicare that are set to expire at the end of the year.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned a new, unique HCPCs code (E0468) exclusively to the React Health V+C Ventilator with Integrated Cough Assist Technology, according to a company announcement.
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An analysis of millions of Medicare records has laid the groundwork for improving end-of-life care by demonstrating that nearly all older Americans follow one of nine trajectories in their last three years of life.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently assigned a CPT reimbursement code for the Neuromark System, Neurent Medical’s chronic rhinitis treatment.
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The CDC Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 vaccines will allow uninsured or underinsured adults to receive free COVID shots in Fall 2023.
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The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood of fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a new ICD-10-PCS code for TherOx SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy, according to Zoll Medical Corp.
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Hospitalized children covered by Medicaid who reside in the poorest neighborhoods are at increased risk of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission, and of dying while there, according to research presented at ATS 2022.
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An update to the CMS lung cancer screening eligibility guidelines will result in more Americans eligible to receive lifesaving lung cancer screenings at no cost, the American Lung Association says.
Read MoreThe Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends.
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A technical expert panel (TEP) on optimal noninvasive ventilation (NIV) issued recommendations for...
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Dual Medicare-Medicaid status was associated with a 30% increase in the number of post-ICU disabilities compared with those who did not have Medicaid.
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According to the Wall Street Journal, US healthcare systems and insurers must no longer use web search-blocking code to shield the costs of health procedures from appearing in online searches.
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The US Senate passed a bill to delay automatic spending cuts to Medicare payments for healthcare providers set to kick in on April 1. The bill delays the cuts until December 2021.
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A bipartisan Congressional bill has been introduced to ensure access to telehealth after the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Nearly half the nation’s hospitals, many of which are still wrestling with the financial fallout of the unexpected coronavirus, will get lower payments for all Medicare patients because of their history of readmitting patients, federal records show.
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HHS has amended its emergency COVID-19 orders to allow healthcare workers to provide telehealth services across state lines, including administering authorized COVID-19 diagnostic tests.
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