On the recordApril 1, 2014
CMS recently implemented a final rule that changed payments for speech generating devices (SGDs) so that Medicare beneficiaries no longer have the option to purchase them, but instead must rent them.
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congress.govCMS recently implemented a final rule that changed payments for speech generating devices (SGDs) so that Medicare beneficiaries no longer have the option to purchase them, but instead must rent them.
Landrieu questions changes to Medicare payments for speech devices affecting patients with disabilities.
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