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Medicare: Program and Beneficiary Costs Under Durable Medical Equipment Fee Schedules

HRD-92-78 Published: Jul 07, 1992. Publicly Released: Jul 07, 1992.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the appropriateness of payment levels for medical equipment sold or rented to Medicare beneficiaries, focusing on the effect that the 1987 fee schedules and their 1990 modifications had on Medicare program costs and beneficiary liability.

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Cost effectiveness analysisHealth care cost controlLiability (legal)Medical equipmentMedical suppliesMedicareRental equipmentState-administered programsOxygenBeneficiaries