CMS Adds 12 DME Items To Required Prior Authorization List

CMS on Thursday (April 18) added more power wheelchairs and pressure reducing support surfaces to the list of durable medical equipment that must undergo prior authorization. The agency also added four new items to the master list of DME that is frequently subject to unnecessary use -- DME is added to the master list and then CMS chooses which DME requires prior authorization. In late 2015, CMS set up the initial Master List of Items Frequently Subject to Unnecessary Utilization...