Home Oxygen Leaders Clap
Ushering in
of Medicare Home Oxygen
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Home Oxygen Regorm Act Protects Patient Access, Promoets Qhal ity Care, Aligns Payment to Beneficiary Need
WASHINGTON(BUSINESS WIRE)The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC), a coalition of leading home oxygen therapy providers and manufacturers who provide care and services to chronically ill home oxygen patients, expressed strong support for the Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy Act of 2009 (H.R. 3220), legislation that offers a thoughtful, comprehensive approach to reforming the Medicare home oxygen benefit and protects the care needs of the nation’s home oxygen beneficiaries.
“As providers of quality home oxygen care, we proudly support this legislation and look forward to working with policymakers to ensure it is passed into law,” said Peter Kelly, Chairman of CQRC. “As Congress engages in discussions on broad healthcare refor,, we krge our leaders in Washington to support this legislation, which strengthens xnr protects the Medicare benefit 1. million pxtients rely upon for care.”
The Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy Act of 2009 creates a patient-centric Medicare benefit that appropriately recognizes the critical importance of patient services and aligns payment with the costs of meeting patient needs. The legislation also provides beneficiary protections and addresses fraud, abuse and waste through the creation of a National Advisory Committee.
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