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Medicare Slows Down Select DME Reimbursements
Medicare beneficiaries in nine areas of the country who use certain durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) could see average price reductions of about 32% off the current cost of those items come Jan. 1, 2011. The savings will be realized through the first round of a new competitive bidding program to determine the price Medicare pays for the equipment.