title: Medicare and durable medical equipment.
abstract: Medicare coverage of wheelchairs, hospital beds and other durable medical equipment (DME) is a major source of confusion for people with Medicare, their families and the professionals who work with them. Yet, consumer publications rarely touch on it. In this brief we offer an overview of DME coverage issues and payment policies, including potential costs for consumers and their rights to appeal denials of payment.
authors.affiliation: Medicare Rights Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coviello
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004389:Durable Medical Equipment / Q000191:economics*; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics*; D008283:Maintenance / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015442:Medicare Assignment / Q000191:economics*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D014481:United States