The COVID-19 pandemic has really made the delivery of healthcare challenging.
According to the article:
"The Council for Quality Respiratory Care has made it a priority to find out what happens when the waivers expire that have simplified the process for qualifying a patient for home oxygen therapy during the public health emergency.
“We’ve had several conversations internally and with CMS, but there is a big issue looming if CMS doesn’t act on what’s going to happen post-pandemic with all those patients,” said Crispin Teufel, chairman of the CQRC and CEO of Lincare. “The two extremes are: Every patient needs to be requalified or every patient gets grandfathered. What part of the spectrum will CMS put them in and what does that mean for patients, physicians and suppliers?” "
The current COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration renewal is set to expire in April 2022.
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