Durable Medical Equipment (DME) suppliers will be impacted by numerous provisions of the health reform legislation collectively known as the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, the areas of greatest impact are in reimbursement, access and government oversight.
Affordable Care Act, H.R. 4872 (2010). Retrieved from http://docs.house.gov/rules/hr4872/111_hr4872_amndsub.pdf
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ( 2010). Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Requirements for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to preexisting condition exclusions, lifetime and annual limits, rescissions, and patient protections; Final rule and proposed rule. Federal Register, 75(123): 37187-3724.
