Effective
October 1, 2008, Medicare expanded durable medical equipment
(DME) coverage for High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO)
devices to a broad range of neuromuscular and neuromotor disorders,
including hereditary muscular dystrophies, multiple sclerosis,
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myotonic disorders, myopathies
and quadriplegia. |