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Knee and Back Braces: What You Need to Know About Billing, Reimbursement, and Audits

Published in Member Communities on November 19, 2020

In this episode, Wayne van Halem, President of The van Halem Group, and Ronda Buhrmester, Senior Director of Payer Relations for VGM & Associates, work through the important details around billing, reimbursement, and audits when it comes to knee and back braces, the two categories included in Competitive Bidding Round 2021.

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