The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned a new, unique HCPCs code (E0468) exclusively to the React Health V+C Ventilator with Integrated Cough Assist Technology, according to a company announcement.
Medicaid enrollees are getting vaccinated against covid-19 at far lower rates than the general population as states search for the best strategies to improve access to the shots.
A bipartisan Congressional bill has been introduced to ensure access to telehealth after the COVID-19 public health emergency.
According to research in Annals of ATS, the number of Medicare patients with COPD-OSA overlap syndrome increased fourfold in a nine-year span.
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Veracyte Inc has received a final Medicare local coverage determination (LCD) for the Envisia Genomic Classifier, a genomic diagnostic for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
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A panel of physicians and RTs believes delivery of home oxygen services has worsened since the onset of CMS’s Competitive Bidding Program nearly a decade ago.
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Seniors who are insured by Medicaid are less likely to survive in a nursing home after an ICU stay than seniors covered by Medicare and commercial insurance, according to ATS 2018 research.
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States that expanded their Medicaid programs under the ACA saw a decline in ICU utilization among patients hospitalized for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions.
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High-flow oxygen therapy via HFNC has been gaining momentum as trusted and reliable therapy.
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RT’s free webinar focusing on opportunities and challenges in home respiratory care is now available on demand. The webinar features speakers from Cleveland Clinic, as well as American Association for Homecare president and CEO Thomas H. Ryan.
Read MoreResearchers say the average number of ER visits in states that expanded Medicaid has increased by 5.6 percent.
Read MoreThe US government said that it will increase the operating payments that acute-care and long-term care hospitals receive from Medicare for inpatient care for the federal fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1.
Read MoreNearly one-in-five Medicare patients are victims of medical injuries that often aren’t related to their underlying disease or condition, according to new research.
Read MoreWhen the Medicare advisory panel voted against covering lung cancer screening , smoking cessation was suggested as a better place to put those healthcare dollars.
Read MoreLow-risk Medicare patients entering home care who received medication therapy management by phone were three times less likely to be hospitalized within the next two months, while those at greater risk saw no benefit.
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