House Republican Leader Boehner Says CMS Policies On Home Oxygen Therapy Will ‘Potentially Harm’ Care Available To Medicare Beneficiaries

In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) urged CMS to reconsider policies governing Medicare’s payment of emergency services, supplies, and other obligations after 36 months of service. The Boehner letter comes on the heels of a letter signed by 123 members of the House expressing concern over the same policies. Citing lack of payments for maintenance and services post-36 months, Rep.

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Filed under: Respiratory on March 31st, 2009