NU Online News Service, Nov. 12, 12:42 p.m.EST
WASHINGTON–Surety bond insurers are up in arms over a provisionin the House health care reform legislation that waives a bondrequirement for most pharmacies that provide durable equipment toMedicare beneficiaries.
"In the absence of bonding, who will be looking to assure thatall providers that submit claims to Medicare are legitimate andthat overpayments, fines and penalties assessed by CMS [Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Services] are paid?" asks Lynn M. Schubert,president of the Surety & Fidelity Association of America.
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