As HME advocates work to reform competitive bidding expansion, AAHomecare urges providers to assist those efforts
- By David Kopf
- Sep 08, 2016
As it releases Round One 2017 SPAs and sends out contract offers, agency claims the program is maintaining access and care quality, while saving significant sums.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 08, 2016
Providers serving TRICARE patients are now feeling the effect of CMS’s July 1 implementation of the full bid expansion cuts; patient access hangs in the balance.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 01, 2016
News media covering providers’ stories regarding impact of national bid expansion, raising issue’s profile on Capitol Hill.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 01, 2016
Rep. Zeldin (R-NY), other speakers tout H.R.3229 at press conference held at The Children's Center at United Cerebral Palsy of Long Island.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 01, 2016
With a small legislative window opening next month, Association urges HME professionals to contact their lawmakers to make strong case for rural/non-bid relief.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 25, 2016
Additional HME businesses share impact of cuts with AAHomecare as advocates work to reverse bid expansion to rural, non-bid areas.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 11, 2016
Providers urged to participate in the DME Cost Study and 2Q Audit Key survey to bolster industry’s case for bidding, audit reforms.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 04, 2016
As the July 1 cuts take hold, HME providers convey the impact that cuts are having on their patients and their ability to stay in business.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 04, 2016
Editor's Note
July's setbacks to rural relief legislation were extremely frustrating, but the fight's far from over and there are reasons to feel optimistic.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 01, 2016
Business Solutions
After considerable and concerted lobbying work on the part of providers, industry leadership, Congressional champions and other HME advocates, relief from national expansion cuts for rural providers was stymied not once, but twice. What happened, and how can the industry reapproach advancing some form of rural relief?
- By David Kopf
- Aug 01, 2016
Effort will not only help better benchmark the industry, but provide much-needed data on true impact of competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 28, 2016
Industry’s allies in the upper chamber say they will help push rural relief when Congress returns to the Hill in Sept.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 28, 2016
While Senate hotline looked to put legislation on a fast track to approval, a last-minute hold stalls out rural providers’ reprieve from full bid expansion cuts. Industry considers next steps.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 15, 2016
The Senate has put its version of the recently approved House rural relief bill on ‘hotline,’ which is typically a 24-hour fast track to approval.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 14, 2016
As advocates work with Congressional leadership, providers, patients urged to lobby Senators and Representatives to compromise, advance rural relief to President by July 15.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 07, 2016
Bid limits on items covered by bid program would be based on fee schedule set prior to when bidding prices were set.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 07, 2016
Effort will demonstrate the true cost of providing DMEPOS items to Medicare beneficiaries.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 07, 2016
While House sit-in stalled PADME vote, Representatives approve a delay that would push second round of expansion cuts to Sept. 30.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 06, 2016
As July 1’s full rate cuts loom over rural providers, AAHomecare urges for continued grassroots advocacy as it might still secure a retroactive reform.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 30, 2016