Maine Backs Off Medicaid DME Cuts, But More Cuts On The Horizon

Durable medical equipment suppliers are pleased Maine is rolling back Medicaid cuts that were tied to Medicare rate cuts that the suppliers also have been lobbying lawmakers to retroactively delay, but suppliers say other Medicaid cuts are coming. Maine has a state plan amendment that says the state's Medicaid program cannot pay more for durable medical equipment than Medicare, according to suppliers, so when CMS was required to adjust Medicare fee schedule amounts for non-competitive bid areas by Jan. 1,...