CMS Updates the Medicare Coverage Manual for New and Existing Policies

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued change request 9898, which manualizes CMS’ policy on the disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (dNPWT) and the revised outlier policy as issued in the 2017 home health prospective payment rate update final rule. The transmittal also includes clarifications pertaining to existing policies. Specifically, a clarification…