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DME Prior Authorization Programs – GAO

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As indicated by the analysis of GAO, CMS's prior authorization programs for durable medical equipment (DME) made an expected $1.9 billion in Medicare reserve funds.  CMS's prior authorization programs for durable medical equipment (DME) and mobility devices have controlled superfluous spending, as indicated by another Administration Responsibility Office (GAO) report. This was made somewhere in the range of $1.1 and $1.9 billion in Medicare reserve funds from 2012 to 2017.  Prior authorization is a payment approach utilized by private guarantors that for the most part requires health care providers and providers to initially exhibit consistency with the inclusion and payment rules before specific things or services are given to patients, as opposed to after the things or services have been given. This methodology might be utilized to reduce uses, pointless use, and inappropriate payments.  The Places for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has started utilizing prior authoriz