Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

PROGRAM MEMO ROUNDUP

Independent therapists and durable medical equipment suppliers will face stepped-up scrutiny next month of claims for care provided to patients under home health consolidated billing, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services warns in a March 7 program memorandum (B-03-021; http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/pm_trans/B03021.pdf). CMS notes that therapists and suppliers are responsible for determining whether a Medicare beneficiary is under a home [...]
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