If you are a physician located in Maryland, be aware that as of April, Medicare is now approving a broader coverage for the use of home oxygen for individuals that are enrolled in a federally approved clinical trial that is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Under the current Medicare statutes, Medicare only pays benefits for individuals that have a partial pressure measurement at or below 55mmHg or an oxygen saturation that measures in at or below 88 percent. If another disease or medical condition is present, Medicare will provide benefits if the partial pressure and oxygen saturation are raised one percent. So partial pressure would begin …