HME providers and stakeholders in the state are encouraged to contact their State Representatives in support of H.B. 1726.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 22, 2021
Funding comes after HOMES and AAHomecare push Massachusetts to provide relief via the American Rescue Plan Act and sets the stage to notify Medicaid officials in other states.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 22, 2021
Bill aims to update CMS payment rules to add disposable NPWT devices to product options for at-home wound care and standardize payment method for NPWT devices.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 15, 2021
Podcast
The AAHomecare Update at this week's Medtrade Spring offered a winder range of updates. Staff share their top-line priorities from that update, such as increasing SPA rates, extending relief, CMS's proposed O2 NCD and the American Rescue Plan.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 15, 2021
A central theme at Medtrade’s Wednesday AAHomecare Update will be how the industry can make the most of the value to U.S. healthcare it demonstrated during COVID.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 12, 2021
CMS’s proposed changes to oxygen National Coverage Determination incorporate many recommendations made by AAHomecare.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 08, 2021
The rate protections shore up legislative protections and will prevent an estimated $22 million in potential cuts to Medicaid MCO reimbursement for HME in North Carolina on an annual basis
- By David Kopf
- Jul 08, 2021
The HME distributor will showcase its fast delivery turnaround at the Georgia HME association’s upcoming August meeting.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 24, 2021
After the industry pushed to back a Congressional sign-on letter to CMS, the agency will delay applying competitive bidding-derived rates to the accessories for another 90 days.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 23, 2021
Stakeholders have until close of business on June 18 to secure signatures for House sign-on letter calling on CMS to extend soon-to-expire protections that exempt manual CRT accessories from competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 17, 2021
State’s top court rules the state’s Oklahoma Health Care Authority cannot implement managed care for its Medicaid program.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 10, 2021
A unanimous vote approves legislation that prevents insurers, MCOs and other payers from capping reimbursement for ventilators.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 10, 2021
Observation Deck
Various developments have aligned to set the stage for the industry to undertake its most aggressive advocacy campaign yet.
Analysis from AAHomecare shows a large portion of the bids were for the 13 removed categories and came from first-time bidders.
- By David Kopf
- May 27, 2021
The CARES Act’s reimbursement provisions helped rural suppliers and those in other non-bid areas, but they expired when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.
- By David Kopf
- May 27, 2021
The Florida event will run Aug. 5-6 in Orlando, and the North Carolina event will be held Aug. 18-19 in Wrightsville Beach.
- By David Kopf
- May 27, 2021
Members of the House will be in districts until June 14, giving HME stakeholders an opportunity to advocate during Representatives’ constituent meetings.
- By David Kopf
- May 27, 2021
Association calls on CRT stakeholders to advocate on behalf of a bill that would expand telehealth access, as well as to complete a survey on examples of telehealth in CRT.
- By David Kopf
- May 27, 2021
The annual meeting for the California HME association will take place on Sept. 8 in Long Beach, Calif.
- By David Kopf
- May 27, 2021
Representatives of the Oregon and Washington association, along with VGM Government Relations, met with staff for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Ore.).