Is Daily Home HD Safe from the MACs?

Wisconsin Physician Services, one of 7 Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC’s) may add the language, “Some patients due to chronic or long-term conditions may require dialysis that exceeds the usually covered 14 treatments per month.” If this language becomes part of the final regulation, it would be a win for the 400+ advocates who contacted the MACs to protest the proposed elimination of extra treatments.

Read the full article » | Posted 01-11-2019

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