CMS adds two conditions to Medicare do-not-pay list
CMS says it is adding two conditions to its list of preventable medical
complications for which Medicare will not reimburse hospitals. Costs
associated with treating blood clots in the leg after knee or hip
replacement and complications from poor control of blood sugar are now
not eligible for reimbursement. CMS had been considering seven other
conditions for the list but dropped them after protests from the
medical community. Seattle Post-Intelligencer/Associated Press (7/31)