New From The Medicare Learning Network
REVISED: Special Edition MLN Matters Article #SE1008 - Medicare Coverage of Blood Glucose Monitors and Testing Supplies The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised MLN Matters Article #SE1008, "Medicare Coverage of Blood Glucose Monitors and Testing Supplies," to include additional information regarding special blood glucose monitors for patients with manual dexterity issues, and to clarify certain information regarding the content of orders and when new orders are needed. The article is available at http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1008.pdf on the CMS website. # # # # # NEW: Special Edition MLN Matters Article #SE1014 - Medicare Policy Regarding Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a Special Edition MLN Matters article to clarify existing support surface medical policies and coverage requirements. The article, SE1014, "Medicare Policy Regarding Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces," reinforces existing policy and does not present any new policy. It is available at http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1014.pdf on the CMS website. Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to ( http://www.cms.hhs.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_List servs.pdf). If you received this message as part of the All FFS Providers listserv, you are currently subscribed to one of eighteen provider listservs. If you would like to be removed from all NIH listservs, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/LISTSERV_WEB/signoff.htm <https://list.nih.gov/LISTSERV_WEB/signoff.htm> ) to unsubscribe. If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX <https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX> ) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to ( http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS <http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS> ). Thank you.
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