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Medicare to require pre-approval of requests for home medical equipment

PITTSBURGH — Medicare is taking aim at questionable medical claims again, this time by requiring pre-approval for a number of medical devices that patients use in the home. Critics say the new policy will bog down the process for getting oxygen, power wheelchairs and a variety of other supplies to patients – items they need to keep from being readmitted to the hospital.

 

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