Home Health & Hospice Week

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GAO Tallies Disposable Wound Device Price Tag

Report highlights generous Medicare coverage. If law- or policymakers are looking for places to cut Medicare spending, a new report might give them a target. Background: “Medicare covers ‘durable’ medical devices, but disposable devices — which are used one time — are generally not covered,” the Government Accountability Office says in a new report, “Spending on Certain Disposable Wound Care [...]
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