Features


The Real-World Trouble with Medicare “Advantage” Plans & HME Coverage

Why "Advantage" is a misleading name for too many MAPs.

Catching Up with Medicare Mobility Reimbursement News

ACU-Serve's Noel Neil provides policy and funding updates for power mobility devices.

Summer Legislative Push: Rallying Support for S. 1294

The timing is now to talk to policy makers about the importance of appropriate Medicare reimbursement.

NHIA: New House & Senate Bills Would Improve Home Infusion Access for Medicare Patients

Bills H.R. 4104 and S. 1976 are known as the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act.

AAHomecare: Florida Medicaid to Apply One-Time Retroactive Increase

One-time payment will be made to a number of types of providers, including HME providers.

AAHomecare: Build Support for S. 1294 This Summer

The American Association for Homecare urges the industry to lobby for co-sponsors in the coming months.

Philips Respironics Provides Testing Update

Test results are related to the June 2021 product recall.

CMS Issues Benefit Category Determination for Power Seat Elevation

New policy will pay for seat elevation on qualifying beneficiaries' power wheelchairs.

NHIA Praises FDA Guidance Allowing Decentralized Clinical Trials

New guidance allows trial activities to take place outside typical clinical settings.

Invacare Completes Financial Restructuring

The manufacturer also announced changes to its board of directors.



FAHCS: Florida Medicaid Providers to See 7.5-Percent Rate Increase

New increase expected in July, says Florida Alliance of Home Care Services.

Podcast

Revenue Cycle Management and Security

HME businesses have a lot of reasons to outsource their RCM, and security is becoming an increasingly important one.

DME MACs Publish Post-PHE Directions for DME Suppliers

The federal public health emergency is ending May 11.

AAHomecare Strategic Priorities Survey Now Open

Survey responses are being sought through May 12.

NHIA Hits Back on Home Infusion Infection Control Study

The study questions infection controls practices in home infusion situations.

AAHomecare to Launch Industry-Wide Survey in May

Survey will be open to all segments in the home medical equipment industry.

NHIA: New CMS Billing Code for Injectable Immunotherapies

The National Home Infusion Association "successfully petitioned" the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Medtrade 2023

Medtrade Announces New Product Pavilion Award Winners

Attendees voted for their favorites in Dallas.

Medtrade 2023

AAHomecare Update: Officers Talk About the Future of the HME Industry

Topics included how technology will impact future home medical equipment provision.

Medtrade: First Annual Event Gets High Marks from Participants

AAHomecare praised the "bold" decision to consolidate Medtrade events.

HME Business Podcast