Medicare's Durable Medical Equipment and Prosthetics and Orthotics Benefit.

Describes coverage of durable medical equipment and prosthetics and orthotics under the Medicare Part B program, including fee schedule for reimbursements, competitive bidding for Government contracts, and administration of benefits. Reviews changes made by various legislative acts since enactment o...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Public contracts. Medical supplies. Medicare. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes coverage of durable medical equipment and prosthetics and orthotics under the Medicare Part B program, including fee schedule for reimbursements, competitive bidding for Government contracts, and administration of benefits. Reviews changes made by various legislative acts since enactment of P.L. 105-33, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.