By Kate Baggaley
Dozens of U.S. health systems, hospitals and group purchasing organizations sent a letter Aug. 24 to Congress urging Medicare to increase access to home infusion therapy (HIT) services.
Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services offers an HIT benefit, the letter noted, few patients who receive their IV medications at home have been able to take advantage of it. One reason is that a nurse is required to be present in the home for providers to be reimbursed, although