As Sept. 10 deadline looms, HME associations, advocates remind providers that CMS’s proposed rule offers concrete opportunity to achieve wins for the industry.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 06, 2018
GAO conflicts with various studies, including those involving case managers and discharge planners, as well as CMS’s recently proposed rulemaking.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 30, 2018
Groups give providers information, templates and filing guidelines so that they make the Sept. 10 filing deadline for public comments on CMS's proposed rule.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 30, 2018
New report: the application of bid-derived reimbursement cuts to accessories has reduced providers’ ability to offer those items.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 23, 2018
Association catalogs a number of ways CMS can improve DMEPOS policies; urges more providers, stakeholders to submit comments.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 23, 2018
Following CMS's proposed plan for addressing lapses in bid contracts, the online map helps suppliers easily determine where competitive bidding areas begin and end.
- By Leila McNeill
- Aug 16, 2018
Leitten Medicare Cost Shift study details how repeated cuts to DMEPOS reimbursement are sending patients back to the hospital and costing Medicare Part A as a result.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 09, 2018
Economic researcher Wayne Winegarden notes bidding’s savings haven’t been sustainable and poor methodologies have caused access problems.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 09, 2018
Congressional recess gives HME stakeholders a prime opportunity to discuss changes to CMS’s proposed ESRD rule, as well as broader bidding reforms.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 02, 2018
Providers work with Congressional Representatives from state to emphasize to Administrator Verma that patients are encountering access issues.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 26, 2018
Association calling on providers to submit comments; says documenting negative impacts will help shape final rule.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 26, 2018
Organization’s Higley and Brecher untangles details of CMS’s proposed changes for competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 19, 2018
Association president outlines where CMS’s proposed changes to bidding help HME and where they fall short.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 19, 2018
The changes include a new ‘lead item’ rule, and a new method for setting single payment amounts, as well as rural relief and oxygen reimbursement changes.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 12, 2018
VGM helps members prepare for August advocacy effort that will concentrate on several regulatory and policy objectives.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 05, 2018
In addition to limited rural relief, the IFR provides a platform for public comments, which industry advocates are calling on providers to post by July 9 in order to help shape bidding policy.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 21, 2018
As more lawmakers sign-on, industry continues lobbying push being legislation that would provide stronger rural relief than recent IFR.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 14, 2018
Observation Deck
Like Lucy from Peanuts, regulators have pulled the football out from under the HME industry — and that means Congress must act.
- By John Gallagher
- Jun 14, 2018
Agency adjusts reimbursement as mandated by the recently released IFR. New rates run June 1 through Dec. 31.
- By David Kopf
- May 31, 2018