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AAHomecare to Obama: Review HME Regulations

Association makes request after executive order calling for large-scale regulatory review.

Charlotte Patients Can’t Get HME

Patient problems with competitive bidding lead topic at NCAMES Winter Meeting.

Audit Abuse in Medicare

Waste in Medicare — right under their noses.

U.S Health Spending Rate Hits Rock Bottom

Report says recession put 2009's pace of healthcare spending at 50-year low.

AAHomecare Asks House to Nix NCB

Association calls on House leaders to include a repeal of national competitive bidding in the GOP bill to stop healthcare reform.

Round One Complaints Rolling in

Associations say providers telling many tales of Round One frustrations.

Competitive Bidding

2011 Big Ten

Competitive Bidding

The industry has fought a long fight, but Round One has reached implementation. What next?

Audit

2011 Big Ten

Audits

How providers deal with the nasty fact of life that Medicare audits have become will shape their 2011.

New Business Models

2011 Big Ten

New Business Models

Many providers will have to reshape their businesses in order to survive and thrive in 2011.

Financial Services

2011 Big Ten

Financial Services

As CMS funding pressures force providers into new business models, they will require financial help from various sources.



NAIMES Outlines Round One Action Plan

Association launches state-level strategy for raising public awareness to imminent competitive bidding pitfalls.

DME MACs Yank Glucometer Coverage Revisions

All jurisdictions withdraw proposed revisions that posed sharp funding cuts.

Economist Calls for Bidding ‘Time Out’

University professor led the group of 166 auction experts that criticized CMS’s program.

New Site Collecting Bid Problems Debuts

Providers, partners and patients urged to document bid problems by Dec. 15.

CMS Warned About Bad Bid Winner Credit

Lawmakers notify CMS head regarding Invacare credit study.

34% of Round One Suppliers Suffer Shaky Credit

Study by Invacare calls into question CMS financial standards for bid winners.

AAHomecare Soliciting Bid Problem Info

Association collecting reports of problematic bids from industry.

CMS Lists Round One Contract Suppliers

Agency affirms Jan. 1 implementation date, says 356 providers will serve 1,217 contracts.

CMS Slates 2 NCB Calls

Educational calls scheduled for non-contract suppliers, referral agents.

CMS’s Physician Final Rule Includes New DME Rules

Includes first-month purchase option elimination, oxygen payment changes for relocating patients.

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