Orthopedic Implant Tattoo Payment System (CMS 1969-F) Described.

(HNN)  The Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final  final ruling on September 20th, 2013 [1969-F] updating fiscal year (FY) 2014 Medicare payment policies and rates under the  Orthopedic Implant Tattoo Payment System.   Beginning October 1st, 2013,  all Medicare beneficiaries can  request personalized orthopedic hip, knee and shoulder hardware with a custom engraved message of their choice.   This surprising Medicare benefit was discovered by a White House intern last week on page 4,596 of the never before read Accountable Care Act during his daily 9 am to10 am briefing session  with the President titled 'Read ObamaCare Out Loud To Me'. No politician anywhere within 100 miles of Washington, DC had any idea this benefit was available, except one Senator, who slipped in the language after losing a bet with his grandma Coco during  Busch and BINGO night at her skilled nursing facility, where she was transferred after a three midnight hospital stay with a final discharge diagnosis of Too Old To Watch CBS. The AARP was delighted at yet another opportunity to pillage the American taxpayer.   CEO Barry Rand  responded by saying, "I hope most seniors take advantage of this very important amenity and get three or four new hips with tattoos."  As a direct result of this CMS initiative, the AARP immediately began a hip new advertising campaign titled, "Read my hips.  No new ex-lax tax". The Na...
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