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Durable medical equipment (DME)


The term DME is used for any Medical equipment used in the home to aid in a better quality of living, example for DME are walkers, wheelchairs, power scooters, hospital beds, home oxygen equipment, diabetes self-testing equipment and supplies and certain nebulizers and their medications non-disposable.  
Few insurances will cover DME expense too, Medical will cover DME procedure with the following instruction.

Medicare will cover certain types of medical equipment if it is: 

1.      Able to withstand repeated use
2.      Primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose
3.      Generally not useful to a person in the absence of an illness or injury
4.      Appropriate for use in the home and
5.      Provided by specific suppliers that are approved by Medicare. 

DMEPOS

Durable Medical Equipment is referred to as DMEPOS because Medicare also covers prosthetics, orthotics and certain supplies (POS). Prosthetics are devices that can replace a missing body part, such as a hand or leg. Orthotics are equipment like braces that help to support or correct the malfunction of a limb.
In most cases, Medicare doesn’t cover medical supplies that generally are used and then thrown away.

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