Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced a six-month moratorium blocking all new Medicare enrollments for durable medical equipment, thus preventing ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a dangerous new rule that would add urological, ostomy, and tracheostomy supplies to its competitive bidding program. That may sound like a ...

Medicare limits coverage to treatments, services, and supplies deemed medically necessary. If Medicare does not consider a service medically necessary, it will typically not cover it. Medicare covers ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the imposition of a six-month nationwide moratorium on Medicare enrollment of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and ...

TULSA, Okla. — Scammers are billing Medicare for medical supplies patients never ordered, and a recent change by Medicare is making this fraud easier for scammers to pull off. The Oklahoma Insurance ...

The first correspondence you receive from Medicare will usually be the welcome kit or packet. This will contain vital information that can help you understand your coverage, along with your Medicare ...

Ohioans on Medicare should watch for fraudulent claims for medical supplies, especially urinary catheters, back and knee braces and glucose monitors, Ohio Department of Insurance Director Judith ...

Medicare Part B covers colostomy supplies if a Medicare-enrolled healthcare professional deems them medically necessary. Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans may also offer coverage. After meeting the ...

On February 27, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Notice that it is using its ACA-provided authority to impose a temporary (six-month) nationwide moratorium on the ...