Competitive bidding contractor begins Round 2021 education efforts by reminding providers to ensure their locations are accredited and have the right state licensing.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 21, 2019
Association meets with White House Domestic Policy Council on CMS’s addition of non-invasive ventilators to Round 2021.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 21, 2019
In the final installment of a four-part series, HME industry legal expert Jeffrey S. Baird covers working towards state legislative remedies and the steps that providers can take to persuade a Plan.
- By Jeffrey S. Baird
- Mar 14, 2019
Latest installment in HMEB’s quickly growing podcast survey examines breast cancer legislation and six-year lookback audits.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 14, 2019
In the third of a four-part series, HME industry legal expert Jeffrey S. Baird discusses the remaining key contract provisions and how HME providers can properly gain access to another provider's third-party payer contract.
- By Jeffrey S. Baird
- Mar 07, 2019
In the second of a four-part series, HME industry legal expert Jeffrey S. Baird continues his examination of the key contract provisions related to Medicaid Managed Care Plans.
- By Jeffrey S. Baird
- Mar 01, 2019
The latest edition of the recently launched industry news service meets with Brown & Fortunato's Jeffery Baird to examine managed care and Essentially Women's Nikki Jensen to discuss health opportunities.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 01, 2019
Legislation re-introduced in the House and debuted in the Senate would require Medicare to fund custom breast prostheses, the only part of the body Medicare doesn’t cover.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 01, 2019
In the first of a four-part series, HME industry legal expert Jeffrey S. Baird explains Medicaid Managed Care Plans and how providers can properly prepare to negotiate agreements with those plans.
- By Jeffrey S. Baird
- Feb 21, 2019
What’s Covered app lets beneficiaries can get up-to-date coverage information on items.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 31, 2019
As the new Congress sets its committees of jurisdiction, HME association sets stage for advancing industry’s agenda on Capitol Hill.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 24, 2019
Member service organization summarizes the various changes in DMEPOS reimbursement that will and won’t impact providers this year.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 17, 2019
AAHomecare says a year-long effort to work with state Medicaid programs helped stop or curtail CURES cuts in 29 states.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 10, 2019
Business Solutions
Are you setting the right strategy for 2019? This marks our 11th annual survey of the 10 key trends that will impact the home medical equipment industry the most during the New Year. In this year's list, larger healthcare and retail trends could impact HME more than anticipated. As a result, this installment of the Big 10 list is a must-read.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 01, 2019
CMS’s decision to apply budget neutrality offsets to 2019 fee schedule sees reimbursement reductions for a variety of oxygen codes.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 20, 2018
Increases range between 2.3%-2.5%, marking highest inflation-related upticks since CMS first implemented competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 13, 2018
HME software company Bonafide Management Systems has fully integrated with the patient billing and collection service.
- By Leila McNeill
- Dec 06, 2018
Editor's Note
DMEPOS represents an outsized share of audit appeals at ALJ. Providers must take action first.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 01, 2018
Observation Deck
How to approach the CGS/Noridian letter and the '60-Day Rule.'
- By Jeffrey S. Baird, Wayne van Halem
- Dec 01, 2018
CMS has postponed the deadline to Dec. 17 for public comments on including certain ventilator classes in future rounds of competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 29, 2018