Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Positive Airway Pressure Adherence Criteria May Limit Treatment to Many Medicare Beneficiaries.
Naik S, Al-Halawani M, Kreinin I, Kryger M. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Positive Airway Pressure Adherence Criteria May Limit Treatment to Many Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2019, 15: 245-251. PMID: 30736874, PMCID: PMC6374085, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvents/hAdherence criteriaPAP treatmentObstructive sleep apnea treatmentPositive airway pressure devicesWithholding of therapyApnea-hypopnea indexObstructive sleep apneaSleep apnea treatmentMedicaid Services reimbursementAdherence reportsBaseline characteristicsPAP devicesPAP adherenceAdherent participantsApnea treatmentSleep apneaNonadherent participantsAdherence dataMedicare beneficiariesAdherence patternsCMS criteriaAdherence expectationsPatientsMonths