Tag: vent NCD
In brief: Non-invasive ventilation NCD, new AASM president, Medtrade call for speakers
June 11, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS has released a final national coverage determination (NCD) for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the home for the treatment of chronic respiratory failure consequent to COPD.
The final NCD:
Provides coverage of respiratory assist devices (RADs) for the treatment of chronic respiratory failure that often accompanies COPD; and
For the first time, establishes coverage for home mechanical ventilation for patients with...
In brief: Two senators back bid bill, groups seek vent changes
April 8, 2016HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - HME stakeholders have added two co-sponsors to a bill in the Senate that would delay a second round of Medicare reimbursement cuts slated for July 1.Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and James Lankford, R-Okla., signed on to S. 2736 on April 6. They join 15 other senators, a mix of Democrats and Republicans.The bill, introduced by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.C., on March 17, would delay the cuts slated for non-competitive bidding areas from July 1, 2016, to Oct. 1,...