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  2. Durable medical equipment - Wikipedia

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    Durable medical equipment (DME) is a category of medical devices designed to assist individuals with disabilities, injuries, or chronic health conditions. [1] These devices are prescribed by healthcare professionals and intended for repeated use over an extended period.

  3. Is my medical device approved by Medicare? - AOL

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    Out-of-pocket costs for DME. Original Medicare is composed of Part A, hospital insurance, and Part B, medical insurance.If a person has Original Medicare, then Part B provides the coverage for DME ...

  4. Home medical equipment - Wikipedia

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    It is often referred to as "durable" medical equipment (DME) as it is intended to withstand repeated use by non-professionals or the patient, and is appropriate for use in the home. Medical supplies of an expendable nature, such as bandages, rubber gloves and irrigating kits are not considered by Medicare to be DME.

  5. Accreditation Commission for Health Care - Wikipedia

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    In November 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved ACHC to accredit suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) as meeting new quality standards under Medicare Part B. [1]

  6. Home medical devices pose risks for Medicare beneficiaries ...

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    Medicare Part B pays for 80% of the cost of durable medical equipment (after the Part B deductible, which is $240 in 2024) if a health provider determines it’s medically necessary and prescribes it.

  7. Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act

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    Four "Specialty MAC Jurisdictions" were also created to handle durable medical equipment and home health/hospice claims: Jurisdiction A—consists of all states in Jurisdictions 12, 13, and 14; Jurisdiction B—consists of all states in Jurisdictions 6, 8, and 15

  8. Certificate of medical necessity - Wikipedia

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    Physician's News Digest article on Certificates of Medical Necessity; Statutory definition of a CMN at the SSA website; Medicare manual that provides exhaustive information about the practical use of CMNs, particularly section 5.3. This is the official source of information for contractors administering the Medicare system about the use of CMNs.

  9. Two Florida doctors guilty in $31 million scheme to bill ...

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    The DME scheme was reminiscent of Medicare fraud in South Florida in the 1990s before it spread to other areas of medicine, such as physical therapy, diabetic injections and mental health services.