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ATP Involvement Needed for K0005s Starting in March

Providers of ultralight chairs must comply for claims with dates of service on or after March 1, 2013.

AAHomecare to CMS: Rein in F2F Rule

Expanded list of HME requiring face-to-face will cause claim delays, hurt patient access to equipment.

Industry to Testify Before House Next Week

HME representatives will catalog bidding problems at Tuesday's House Small Business hearing.

Rep. Price Takes Lead on MPP in House

Georgia lawmaker will help shape, launch legislation to advance competitive bidding repeal/replace program.

Providers Urged to Drive MPP Bill Support

AAHomecare calls on providers to help garner co-sponsors for Price legislation during recess.

VGM Golf Event Raises $69K for North Star

Tournament helps Waterloo rehabilitative services agency with much-needed funds.

Providers, Congressmen Discuss Bidding Flaws

More than 80 attend joint MAMES-VGM Omaha roundtable.

CMS Rolls Out Round One Re-compete Timeline

Agency also launches 'bidder education program' for Round One participants.

Beneficiaries to CMS: ‘Is Anyone Home?’

Study says callers to Medicare often suffer long wait times, shaky information.

Convaid Supports Children of Nicaragua

Wheelchair maker donates More than $40,000 of Products to ‘ORITEL Teleton.’



Some Round 2 Providers Receive Urgent License Requests

Providers and mail order suppliers receive emails asking them to send specific materials by Aug. 17.

NGS Rescinds Aug. 8 Rental/Purchase Reminder

Article suggesting rental for consumables such as diabetic test strips retracted.

Adventure Cyclist, COPD Patient Wraps Alaska Tour

Mark Junge rides 225 miles through Alaska to raise awareness for disease, DME.

AAHomecare Asks IRS to Exempt HME

Association meets with Treasury, IRS to remove HME from ACA’s excise tax.

PAMS Mourns Loss of Past Executive Director

Julie Sullivan took the post in 1985 and served the Pennsylvania association ever since.

NCB to Kill 2,500 Jobs, Cost $200M in Iowa

VGM-commissioned university study projects massive negative impact for Hawkeye State alone.

PMD Prior Authorization Demo Starts Sept. 1

Program will run for 3 years, impacting nearly 50 percent of Medicare’s power mobility beneficiaries.

White Paper Informs Senate of Major Flaws in CMS Audits

VGM, providers, law firm submit document that informs Finance Committee of key problems with audit structure and their solutions.

FDA Approves Lyrica for SCI Pain

Approval means mobility patients suffering from spinal cord injury could use capsules to manage neuropathic pain.

Making Progress: H.R. 4378 Gains Support

Bill to give complex rehab its own benefit up to 22 co-sponsors.

CarePoint Acquires Pinnacle Infusion

Buy expands infusion provider’s coverage in Southeast.

Comfort Company, PVI Partner

Wheelchair seating maker will offer Prairie View access products.

VIDEO: Bloomberg Analyst Summarizes NCB Study

Brian Rye encapsulates results of Bloomberg study on competitive bidding.

Bidding’s Savings Possibly Overstated

New report from Bloomberg Government calls into question CMS’s projected savings.

Medtrade Features Sizable Home Access, Retail Exhibit

Show will devote 4,500 square feet to help providers explore new revenue options.

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