hi, i have a medicare question---does medicare pay for nursing to flush mediport monthly to maintain an unused port.
i have always been able to keep patients on to do this, but am being told now we can only do it for 3 mos, then must discharge unless they have medicaid, then medicaid will pay....i can not find anywhere in writing to this medicare policy.
I have heard that too but have never seen it in writing. Would like to see the regs or whatever to confirm that. I guess there must be something to it if we have all heard that, but I swear there are a lot of HH "myths" out there.
berube
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hi, i have a medicare question---does medicare pay for nursing to flush mediport monthly to maintain an unused port.
i have always been able to keep patients on to do this, but am being told now we can only do it for 3 mos, then must discharge unless they have medicaid, then medicaid will pay....i can not find anywhere in writing to this medicare policy.
thanks in advance!!!