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New CMS Oxygen Rule Does Not Recognize Life-Saving Oxygen Patient Services
The new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulation for home oxygen therapy will cause confusion, service disruption, and reduced access to care for the more than one million seniors in Medicare with COPD and other lung diseases.
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The American Association for Homecare asks that Congress consider the negative impacts of the new CMS oxygen rule on patients who rely on life-sustaining oxygen equipment and services.
- In January, 2009, the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) instituted new regulations for home oxygen therapy. These new regulations end reimbursements for oxygen services and equipment after 36 months, even though the average service duration is 60 months.
- The new oxygen rules do not account for the required range of services and the realities of providing oxygen therapy to patients.
- The new CMS regulations do not recognize the service and equipment maintenance necessary to provide quality oxygen care.
- The new regulations make it very difficult for patients to move, relocate or change oxygen suppliers.
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Negative Impacts On Seniors
- FEWER, LESS COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE VISITS.
- MORE DIFFICULTY FOR SENIORS WHO MOVE, RELOCATE OR CHANGE OXYGEN SUPPLIERS.
- LESS PERSONALIZED SERVICE.
- NO PROVISIONS FOR EMERGENCY MAINENTANCE.
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