Category: Advocacy

CMS issued the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) final rule and is not finalizing its interpretation of the “appropriate for use in the home” requirement in the definition of DME as it applies to certain external infusion pumps. 

Learn about the new LCDs, what it means for home PEN patients and home providers and the challenges that still exist in home PEN Medicare coverage which will require advocacy from NHIA, ASPEN, home care clinicians and patients.

Advocacy News CMS Issues Multiple Regulations Affecting Home and Alternate Site Infusion November 4, 2021 This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a number of Medicare-related final rules for 2022 that directly or indirectly affect infusion providers. Following is a summary of the major…