10th Circuit Deems Medicare Claims Moot Due To HHS Ruling Granting Coverage

Mealey's (August 16, 2022, 11:24 AM EDT) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 12 dismissed a Medicare beneficiary’s appeal of a district court order denying her claims for coverage of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) under Medicare Part B, finding that a May Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ruling rescinding a 2017 ruling disallowing Medicare Part B coverage for a CGM that is not “primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose” makes her claims moot....