AAHomecare analysis: Nearly every product category impacted by the re-compete suffered reimbursement cuts.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 31, 2016
AAHomecare currently analyzing reimbursement cuts, but initial industry reaction is that the latest re-compete hits providers hard.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 17, 2016
Bill would prohibit CMS from using payment amounts from pervious bids as the ceiling for future bids.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 17, 2016
AAHomecare explains to Medtrade Spring attendees the strategy being developed to fight continued rollout of national bidding expansion.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 03, 2016
Editor's Note
The President's proposed 2017 budget doubles down on the wrong ideas.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 01, 2016
National HME association will outline its key advocacy objectives for the year at Medtrade Spring’s Washington Update.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 18, 2016
AAHomecare: While Medicare spending has skyrocketed since 2000, HME spending growth has remained flat.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 21, 2016
Association puts rural provider protection at top of HME agenda as industry enters 2016.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 07, 2016
HME Business 2016 Annual Industry Forecast
Each year HME Business profiles 10 upcoming trends that will help define the industry over the next 12 months. To be certain, competitive bidding will be one of those factors. Others challenges include audits and protecting complex rehab. But 2016 also offers opportunities, as well, such as retail sales and revenue diversification.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 01, 2016
Bill includes a one-year delay for applying bid prices per nationwide bid expansion to power CRT accessories.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 18, 2015
Providers urged to support 24-hour push to back new bill that would delay application of bid pricing to CRT accessories.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 17, 2015
Industry association leader explains next steps in reining in bid expansion.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 17, 2015
Legislative language that would have protected rural providers from bid expansion was not put into year-end omnibus spending bill; effort to back bid reform and CRT protection bills in House and Senate continues.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 17, 2015
Report examines prospects for rural patients in the wake of national bidding expansion.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 10, 2015
Providers urged to lobby on behalf of H.R. 4185 and S.2312 now, in hopes legislation can get attached to debt ceiling legislation before Dec. 11 vote.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 08, 2015
AAHomecare webinar outlines CMS’s bid expansion and how HME professionals can help reform that plan.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 03, 2015
As Jan. 1 expansion date approaches, providers and associations advance legislation to reform CMS’s plan.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 03, 2015
NCART calls on providers to continue their advocacy push to help protect CRT from bid expansion.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 19, 2015
S. 2312, the DME Access and Stabilization Act, would decrease expansion's impact on rural providers by altering pricing, timeline.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 19, 2015
House and Senate bills to protect CRT accessories from competitive bidding need more co-sponsors.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 12, 2015