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A new Medicare rule limiting payments for oxygen providers is prompting an aggressive lobbying campaign by the industry, and unintended consequences for patients, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: “Government auditors say the industry charges Medicare ‘outrageous’ rates when beneficiaries rent $600 machines that purify oxygen in normal air and require little maintenance.

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