Expansion of the Medicare PMD Prior Authorization Program
CMS has announced the expansion of the Medicare Prior Authorization (PA) Program for Power Mobility Devices (PMDs) to 12 additional states starting October 1, 2014. The states to be added include:
CMS data indicates that the 19 states listed above accounted for 71% of Medicare’s payments for PMDs in 2012.
The PMDs affected by the PMD PA expansion included:
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Click here for the announcement published by CMS for additional details.
Click here for the current PMD PA Demo Operational Guide.
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