About this policy
During the 45-day comment period, which was open from September 30, 2021 through November 13, 2021, the DME MACs received comments from nine commenters. Introduction to Responses The DME MACs appreciate the comments received from stakeholders during the open comment period for the proposed Pneumatic Compression Devices Local Coverage Determination (LCD) (DL33829). We reviewed the comments in their entirety. Submitted comments that cite published, peer-reviewed literature provide suitable evidence that may inform policy, while less rigorous comments (e.g., anecdotal, unpublished information not subject to peer-review) are much less influential to policy determinations. Pursuant to the CMS Program Integrity Manual (CMS Pub. 100-08) Chapter 13: In conducting a review, MACs shall use the available evidence of general acceptance by the medical community, such as published original research in peer-reviewed medical journals, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, evidence-based consensus statements and clinical guidelines. Accordingly, the final policy and our response to comments are based on the best currently available published clinical evidence, to support optimal health outcomes in Medicare beneficiaries. NOTE: DME MACs review all submitted comments; however, MACs may choose to consolidate similar thematic comments, redact, or withhold certain submissions (or portions thereof) such as those containing private or proprietary information, or inappropriate language. This may result in discrepancies between the number of comments in the article and the actual number of comments received.
Codes in this policy
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