Why Doesn't Medicare Pay For Pulmonary Rehab in cases of IPF?

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My Pulmo recently ordered pulmonary rehab for me. After waiting several weeks

for my appointment @ UMC Tucson,I received a call the day before I was to start

& was told " medicare will not pay for rehab for me,because my FEV1 numbers are

too high. " I do not have COPD, my problem is IPF (I do not have trouble getting

air into and out of my lungs, my problem is getting O2 from my lungs to my blood

stream and to the rest of my body.) Apparently pulmonary rehab is only for those

who have COPD! Sorry about the RANT, as I know no one here can resolve this

issue. I'm 77 y/o on O2 24/7 for 4 1/2 years w/ IPF: thosmagna