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CMS-1403-FC
T. Competitive Acquisition for Certain Durable Medical
Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)
1. Low Vision Aids
We have determined that there will be no impact on
Medicare beneficiaries, medical equipment industry, or the
Medicare program. This final rule with comment period
clarifies a longstanding Medicare practice of not covering
low vision aids.
2. Therapuetic Shoes Fee Schedule
The revisions to the therapeutic shoes regulations
discussed in section XI.B. of this final rule are expected
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to have no impact on Medicare expenditures. This final rule
with comment period merely codifies in regulations our
current practice of paying for therapeutic shoes on a fee
schedule basis.
U. Alternatives Considered
This final rule with comment period contains a range of
policies, including some provisions related to specific MMA
provisions. The preamble provides descriptions of the
statutory provisions that are addressed, identifies those
policies when discretion has been exercised, responds to
comments on our proposals, presents rationale for our
decisions and, where relevant, alternatives that were
considered. For a discussion of the sections that could
impact small entities see the following sections: II.A.2.