Observation Deck
How much can a Medicare supplier's retail business charge for the items they supply to beneficiaries?
- By Jeffrey S. Baird
- Dec 01, 2020
OMHA reports to AAHomecare that within a year, the number of pending DMEPOS appeals fell by 51 percent.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 19, 2020
Association urges various federal officials that Phase 1 Distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine must include DMEPOS suppliers because of their close contact with patients.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 19, 2020
TRICARE West contractor HNFS is not reimbursing claims per the CARES Act rates. AAHomecare is urging providers to support a letter campaign.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 05, 2020
The decision to punt on 13 categories might leave some providers feeling a little in Limbo, but AAHomecare’s Tom Ryan stresses the industry should notch this as a ‘W.’ That said, some rough edges remain and there’s still work to do.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 05, 2020
Proposed rule covers various provisions, including continuing rural relief and removing manual CRT wheelchairs and accessories from bidding. Public comments will be due Jan. 3.
- By David Kopf
- Oct 28, 2020
Agency only awards contracts for off-the-shelf back and knees braces, leaving the industry guessing on the exact fate of nearly all remaining categories.
- By David Kopf
- Oct 28, 2020
Virtual edition of Provider Compliance Focus Group shared information on TPE audits and recommendations it made to the DME MACs.
- By David Kopf
- Oct 22, 2020
Providers that received payments from the Accelerated and Advance Payment program now have significantly longer to repay their loans.
- By David Kopf
- Oct 15, 2020
Annual Advisory Board Roundtable
Legal expert Jeffery Baird discusses how the Public Health Emergency has already changed the legal landscape, and what else might be in store for HME providers.
- By Jeffrey S. Baird
- Oct 08, 2020
Effective Oct. 23, the renewal keeps several key regulatory relaxations and relief policies and programs in place.
- By David Kopf
- Oct 08, 2020
HHS is now taking applications for Phase 3 of the Provider Relief Fund, but the process requires providers to share more details on revenue and expenses from patient care.
- By David Kopf
- Oct 08, 2020
Observation Deck
CMS's announcement that audits would resume Aug. 3 was a shock. Then CMS said it would phase audits back in. What are the details?
- By Wayne van Halem
- Oct 01, 2020
Providers that received more than $10,000 from the Provider Relief Fund will have to report to the agency via a portal by Feb. 15.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 24, 2020
Advocates have convinced 81 lawmakers to back a bill extending rural and non-bid area relief, as well as protecting oxygen funding, but are calling on providers to help get more.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 17, 2020
The review from CGS is the result of errors and high payouts for four codes, and should impact claims filed prior to the COVID-19 PHE.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 17, 2020
Audit expert Wayne van Halem joins the HME Business podcast to discuss how CMS will phase its audits back in, and how providers should prepare.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 17, 2020
H.R. 8158 would address the fact that rates for oxygen concentrators in some rural areas are significantly lower than rates in competitive bidding areas.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 10, 2020
Bill that would extend rural and non-bid area relief, as well as protect oxygen funding, currently sits at 79 co-sponsors — and needs more.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 10, 2020
Providers called on to redouble efforts to get their Representatives to sign Congressional letter urging CMS to stop basing reimbursement for manual CRT accessories on competitive bidding rates.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 03, 2020