CQRC: Medicare’s CMN Announcement for DME Underscores Need for Standardized Oxygen Template

Respiratory care providers stress importance of adopting standardized template to eliminate unfair denials due to use of ambiguous patient medical records WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to discontinue the use of Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMN) for Durable Medical Equipment (DME), the Council for Quality Respiratory…

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Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Urge CMS to Protect Access to Home Oxygen

In a recent sign-on letter sent to Secretary Xavier Becerra and Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, 22 Members of Congress wrote in support of reforms to the Medicare home oxygen therapy benefit WASHINGTON, DC – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care – a coalition of the nation’s leading home respiratory therapy providers and manufacturing companies – today commended…

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