TenderHeart Advances Value‑Based Durable Medical Equipment Models Aligned With CMS Priorities To Reduce Fraud, Waste & Abuse

TenderHeart Health Outcomes has introduced a value-based payment model for durable medical equipment (DME), with an initial focus on incontinence supplies, which recently has drawn increased scrutiny from federal regulators.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has publicly raised concerns about fraud, waste, and abuse within the DME sector and recently announced a six-month moratorium on new Medicare DME provider enrollments nationwide. The DME space has historically operated under a fee-for-service structure, which ties reimbursement to the volume of products delivered rather than consumer outcomes or demonstrated need.

TenderHeart's model departs from the . . .