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Recommendation Details
Text of Recommendation
We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services work with the DME MACs to do the following, which if in effect during our audit period could have saved Medicare as much as $30,051,107 for wheelchair repairs: implement system edits to identify for review claims for repairs made to wheelchairs during their 5-year RUL when the accumulated costs of repairs have exceeded a certain cost limit.
Recommendation Number
23-A-09-092.03
Recommendation Status
Open
Significant Recommendation
No
Recommendation Questioned Costs
$0
Recommendation Funds for Better Use
$0