"… billion a year.Sham suppliers of wheelchairs, oxygen equipment, and other durable medical equipment have long been the poster children for Medicare’s fraud problem, particu …"

"… s.As far back as 2001, the OIG reported that Medicare paid $91 million for durable medical equipment orders associated with invalid or inactive physician identifiers. Some $8 …"

"… e to rampant fraud and abuse for wheelchairs, diabetic supplies, and other durable medical equipment. It is “similar to placing a combination lock on a gate to protect whatâ …"

"… d is playing out unnoticed on the sidelines.The dispute concerns so-called durable medical equipment — items like power wheelchairs and oxygen supplies. Federal investigator …"

"… business was a hotbed of Medicare abuse. A competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment finally went into effect late last month after an 18-month delay that was …"

"… eral programs, Medicare prominently among them.The roots of the fight over durable medical equipment go back to 2003, when Congress authorized the Competitive Bidding Program …"

"… ; Medicaid Services estimated that Medicare improperly paid $1 billion for durable medical equipment from April 2006 to March 2007, in part due to fraud, according to a 2008 G …"

"… dic devices, asked for an exemption on all items classified by Medicare as durable medical equipment, prosthetics and orthotics, including bone-growth stimulators and electrot …"

"… hich represents the home medical care industry, wrote that it believes all durable medical equipment, including complex power wheel chairs, should be exempt.“Durable medical …"

"… o doesn’t.Witter said it is unclear whether or not wheelchairs and other durable medical equipment were included in revenue calculations that projected $20 billion in revenu …"

"… milies, a think tank that focuses on health issues, said the idea that all durable medical equipment should be exempt from the excise tax is absurd and could impair funding fo …"