Attorney General Pam Bondi is fighting a plan that would limit Medicare coverage for some drug testing in Florida and could allow accidental deadly drug combinations.
The proposal, by the Jacksonville-based Medicare contractor First Coast Service Options, would restrict reimbursement for confirmatory tests, which are used to check the accuracy of drug screenings.
In a Tuesday letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, Bondi cited Florida’s “protracted battle against prescription and illicit drug use,” and said the new guidelines would “restrict access to one of the most critical tools for identifying drug abuse and misuse.”
“Our fear is if Medicare goes down this road, Medicaid will soon follow suit,” Bondi said.
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