Medicare Payment Basics: Durable Medical Equipment Payment System
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Description
Overview of Medicare payments for medical equipment used to treat beneficiaries at home. Defines durable medical equipment (DME), details the DME fee schedule, and discusses the competitive bidding program (CBP) for DME. Includes information a revised methodology for awarding contracts in the next round of competitive establishing payment rates in 2028.
Date
10/2026
Organization
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Tagged as
Home health
· Legislation and regulations
· Medicare
· Reimbursement and payment models