Criteria for Medicare to Cover a Replacement for Durable Medical Equipment To ensure Medicare coverage for replacement medical equipment, you need to order from an equipment supplier who’s Medicare-approved. Medicare will not cover a replacement just because you wish to have a new device. There a...
Insurance coverage policies define the diagnostic criteria and adherence requirements for patients to qualify for initial and ongoing therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, the most complete therapy for obstructive sleep apnea. Unfortunately, a number of patients who use CPAP ...
OIG Report: Most Medicare Claims for Replacement CPAP Supplies Didn’t Comply with Requirements Jun 13, 2018 | CPAP & PAP Devices, Medicare & Medicaid Most errors involved the physician’s order not syncing with local coverage determinations,... Read More AASM Urges Oklahoma to Reinstate Cov...
Durable medical equipment (DME) items includeoxygen concentrators, wheelchairs, andCPAP machines, among others; however, medical alert systems are not considered DME and are not covered by Medicare. Medicare Advantage Coverage of Medical Alert Systems While Original Medicare will not cover Life Alert o...