Association’s outgoing chairman outlines to the Subcommittee on Health the various flaws of competitive bidding and how the MPP can fix them.
- By David Kopf
- May 20, 2015
Next week’s event gives providers an opportunity to lobby lawmakers and their staffs on behalf of various industry legislative initiatives.
- By David Kopf
- May 14, 2015
Chairman will wrap up his influential term leading the association's board by explaining to the Subcomittee on Health why the MPP is a better alternative to competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- May 14, 2015
Agency shares important dates, CBAs and categories for the 2017 installment of Round One bid program.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 23, 2015
Slated for May 20-21, the annual meeting and legislative push will cover key industry issues.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 23, 2015
Bundled into the “doc fix” bill, the pivotal competitive bidding reform heads to Pres. Obama to be signed into law.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 15, 2015
Meeting will focus on the impact nationwide expansion of competitive bidding in 2016 would have on providers, patients.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 09, 2015
Meeting will focus on the impact nationwide expansion of competitive bidding in 2016 would have on providers, patients.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 09, 2015
Editor's Note
After years of gloom, the year 2015 is giving the HME industry good reason to take heart.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 01, 2015
Efforts include pushing binding bids over the top, advancing MPP, audit reform, separate CRT benefit, prior authorization, state licensure effort.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 31, 2015
Lawmaker calls on peers in upper chamber to pass companion legislation that would require binding bids for competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 17, 2015
H.R. 284’s passage means the industry can now focus its attention on the Senate in order to pass MCBIA.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 16, 2015
House portion of bicameral Medicare Competitive Bidding Improvement Act would fix competitive bidding’s suicide bidding flaw.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 13, 2015
House legislation boasts 59 backers, while Senate companion hovers at 5 signers.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 12, 2015
State health department questions methods used by HHS OIG report advocating bidding for the state.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 12, 2015
AAHomecare also meets with Washington, D.C. provider to get its perspective on providing services.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 05, 2015
Observation Deck
Bidding reforms are making solid progress, but they need providers' help.
- By Steve Ackerman
- Mar 01, 2015
HHS OIG report recommends Empire State's Medicaid agency implement competitive bidding across 54 DME items; estimates state could have saved $8.9 million during 2011 and 2012 if it had.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 19, 2015
Round Two bidders must register by Feb. 17 in order to participate in re-compete; deadline for all bids set for March 25.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 12, 2015
House binding bids legislation adds three co-sponsors while Senate companion hovers.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 05, 2015