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Medicare to Expand Oversight of Certain Medical Equipment

by Barbara Kram, Editor | January 09, 2008

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Get details on accreditation standards and bodies at:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/03_DeemedAccreditationOrganizations.asp
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Additional information on the DMEPOS competitive bidding program is available at the following Web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CompetitiveAcqforDMEPOS/.

Information about the program for providers is available at: http://www.medicare.gov/Supplier/Static/About/DMEPOS.asp

Information for beneficiaries about what they can do to protect themselves from fraud and abuse when they need certain medical devices and services can be found at http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11345.pdf .

For details of HHS efforts to protect against individuals and health care companies that fraudulently bill Medicare, please visit: http://www.hhs.gov/medicarefraud.

Read the statement of the American Association for Homecare at:
http://www.aahomecare.org/associations/3208/files/HomecareIndustryFightsMedicareFraud-January-8-2008.pdf

Read AdvaMed's statement at:
http://www.advamed.org/MemberPortal/About/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/pr-01-08-08-cms-dme_expansion.htm

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