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  2. Home medical equipment - Wikipedia

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    It is often referred to as "durable" medical equipment (DME) as it is intended to withstand repeated use by non-professionals or the patient, and is appropriate for use in the home. Medical supplies of an expendable nature, such as bandages, rubber gloves and irrigating kits are not considered by Medicare to be DME.

  3. Will Medicare pay for your home health care needs? It might ...

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    If you meet all of Medicare’s home health care tests, you’ll pay nothing for covered services, with one exception: You’ll owe 20% of the cost of durable medical equipment under Part B, plus ...

  4. Accreditation Commission for Health Care - Wikipedia

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    ACHC was established in 1985 by home care health providers to create an accreditation option which was more focused on the needs of small providers. The process began in Raleigh, North Carolina, with the group incorporated in August 1986. The first accredited organization was awarded certification in January 1987.

  5. National Provider Identifier - Wikipedia

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    A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...

  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Wikipedia

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.

  7. Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: Which should you ...

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    Original Medicare. 2024 cost. Part A. $0 in most cases, thanks to Medicare taxes from working 10 years or more. Part A deductible. $1,632 for every hospital benefit period, without any limits ...

  8. Durable medical equipment - Wikipedia

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    (n) The term "durable medical equipment" includes iron lungs, oxygen tents, Nebulizers, CPAP, catheters, hospital beds, and wheelchairs (which may include a power-operated vehicle that may be appropriately used as a wheelchair, but only where the use of such a vehicle is determined to be necessary on the basis of the individual's medical and ...

  9. Fortnite players 'tricked' into unwanted purchases are ...

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    U.S. consumers who were “tricked” into purchases they didn't want from Fortnite maker Epic Games are now starting to receive refund checks, the Federal Trade Commission said this week. Back in ...