Home Oxygen Care Leaders Say President's Budget Will Lead to Significant Patient Service Disruptions, Call for Thoughtful Reforms as Opposed to Rep...(gen therapy--whenproperly prescribed and...),Health

Date:2/4/2008

gen therapy--when properly prescribed and maintained--can slow or stop lung degeneration. Today, more than one million Medicare patients depend on the Medicare oxygen benefit for quality of care and quality of life in the home environment. This is a benefit covered under Medicare Part B. Medical oxygen is classified as a drug under the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and can only be administered under a physician's care.

"Now is the time for thoughtful reform that is focused on the patient," concluded Kelly. "Policymakers simply can't cut their way to quality care. Disrupting a cost-effective benefit that is good for patients and good for taxpayers is simply not good policy."

The Council for Quality Respiratory Care is a group of the nation's leading home oxygen therapy providers and manufacturers, representing a majority of the more than one million Medicare patients who depend on the home oxygen benefit for their care in order to live in an independent environment. CQRC members include Air Products, AirSep Corporation, American HomePatient , Apria Healthcare, Invacare, Lincare, Pacific Pulmonary Services, Praxair, Inc., Respironics, Inc., Rotech Healthcare Inc. and Sunrise Medical, Inc.

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