Leadership of key committee in upper chamber urge HHS to delay the July 1 round of cuts that will impact rural patients, providers.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 21, 2016
S.2736 adds Sens. Stabenow, Lankford to pool of co-sponsors for reform of national bidding expansion.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 07, 2016
AAHomecare analysis: Nearly every product category impacted by the re-compete suffered reimbursement cuts.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 31, 2016
Association calls on industry to help push legislation in Senate while priming House lawmakers to back nascent companion bill due in April.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 24, 2016
Sens. Thune and Heitkamp introduce Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act to delay national bid expansion’s July 1 reimbursement cuts.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 21, 2016
Diabetes Care covers pivotal study showed that Round One saw disrupted access to supplies.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 21, 2016
AAHomecare currently analyzing reimbursement cuts, but initial industry reaction is that the latest re-compete hits providers hard.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 17, 2016
Bill would prohibit CMS from using payment amounts from pervious bids as the ceiling for future bids.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 17, 2016
Association contracts with consulting firm to definitively study costs associated with providing HME and related services
- By David Kopf
- Mar 10, 2016
AAHomecare explains to Medtrade Spring attendees the strategy being developed to fight continued rollout of national bidding expansion.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 03, 2016
Editor's Note
The President's proposed 2017 budget doubles down on the wrong ideas.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 01, 2016
The Southeast Missourian profiles the impact of CMS's bid expansion rollout on patients and providers.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 25, 2016
National HME association will outline its key advocacy objectives for the year at Medtrade Spring’s Washington Update.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 18, 2016
Despite PAMPA’s passage on Jan. 1, CMS says it cannot implement correct fees until summer, at which point providers can submit adjustments.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 28, 2016
Plan outlined by various organizations would lobby for bid expansion's reimbursement stay at the current 50-50 rates slated to expire at July 1.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 27, 2016
AAHomecare: While Medicare spending has skyrocketed since 2000, HME spending growth has remained flat.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 21, 2016
Industry association highlights the need for industry advocates to drive Democratic support for legislation that would protect rural providers from national bidding expasion.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 13, 2016
Pride Mobility promotes industry veteran Seth Johnson to senior vice president of government affairs.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 13, 2016
Association puts rural provider protection at top of HME agenda as industry enters 2016.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 07, 2016
HME Business 2016 Annual Industry Forecast
Each year HME Business profiles 10 upcoming trends that will help define the industry over the next 12 months. To be certain, competitive bidding will be one of those factors. Others challenges include audits and protecting complex rehab. But 2016 also offers opportunities, as well, such as retail sales and revenue diversification.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 01, 2016