Medicare-allowed charges for noninvasive ventilators increased from $279.9 million in 2016 to $424.4 million in 2018, an increase of 52 percent. We are concerned about the relationship of these increased costs to prices per noninvasive ventilator, and specifically concerned about whether Medicare-allowed charges are comparable with payment rates of select non-Medicare payers.Our objective was to determine whether Medicare-allowed charges for noninvasive ventilators were comparable with payment rates of select non-Medicare payers.
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Health & Human Services
Report Number
A-05-20-00008
Report Description
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
1
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$86,579,173