The return of Medicare’s competitive bidding program will further consolidate the home medical equipment (HME) industry, ...

Original Medicare doesn’t cover walk-in tubs because they don’t meet the definition of durable medical equipment. Some ...

Medicare covers various durable medical equipment (DME) if a healthcare professional prescribes them. People should ensure that the DME supplier participates with Medicare. Covered DME ranges from ...

The treatment and management of many conditions and diseases requires the use of medical equipment. When these items are not intended to be thrown away after use – think a wheelchair that’s used for ...

Medicare Part B and Medicare Advantage (Part C) cover durable medical equipment (DME) like walkers when medically necessary and prescribed by a healthcare professional. To be covered, a person’s ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has reopened bids for durable medical equipment suppliers in a “round-one rebid” for its competitive bidding program for DME, prosthetics, orthotics and ...

Medicare Part B covers blood sugar test strips as a type of durable medical equipment (DME). After paying the annual Part B deductible, a person will only pay 20% of the cost of the test strips.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday issued a warning about a trending scam targeting seniors. The trending medicare ...