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NHIA: CMS Prospective Payment Update Fails to Solve Home Infusion Access Problems
Medicare's reimbursement policies lag far behind policies of other payers.

The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) says the July 1 prospective payment system rate update is a step forward in recognizing home infusion providers’ expertise — but fails to resolve “broader access challenges facing Medicare beneficiaries who could safely receive infusion therapy at home.” NHIA’s statement on July 2 followed the Centers for Medicare &…

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CMS Proposes Adding ‘Country of Origin’ Info to Competitive Bidding Program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to add “country of origin” as an informational requirement for lead items provided by durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers chosen for the agency’s Medicare competitive bidding program. The recommendation is part of the Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements…

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NHIA: CMS Prospective Payment Update Fails to Solve Home Infusion Access Problems
Medicare's reimbursement policies lag far behind policies of other payers.

The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) says the July 1 prospective payment system rate update is a step forward in recognizing home infusion providers’ expertise — but fails to resolve “broader access challenges facing Medicare beneficiaries who could safely receive infusion therapy at home.” NHIA’s statement on July 2 followed the Centers for Medicare &…

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Industry Letter Urges U.S. House to Advance SOAR Act
AAHomecare, CQRC and VGM wrote the letter to Congress.

Three industry organizations are urging the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce to advance H.R. 2902, the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act before Congress’s August recess. The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare), the Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) and VGM & Associates cowrote a June 30 letter to committee chair Rep. Brett…

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Newtn Digital Introduces Platform to Streamline DME Ordering, Documentation
The system connects healthcare providers, physicians and home medical equipment suppliers.

Newtn Digital has launched a platform to streamline ordering, documentation and claims processes for durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers. The new system, announced by Austin, Texas-based company, connects healthcare providers, physicians and DME suppliers “through a secure workflow that reduces paperwork, improves documentation accuracy and helps accelerate reimbursement,” the company said in a June 22…

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Pride Mobility Launches Redesigned Sitting Pretty Lift Chair Series
The lineup now includes a petite wide size.

Pride Mobility has revamped its Sitting Pretty Evolution lift chair line, first launched in 2024. As part of the June 29 Evolution introduction, which the manufacturer said “represents superior comfort for exceptional value,” Pride also added a size: petite wide. The lineup continues to include small, medium large, XL and XXL sizes as well. “The…

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Dynarex Launches Resp-O₂ Portable Oxygen Concentrator, Expands Peds Access
New infant and pediatric closed suction catheters are now available.

Dynarex Corp. has launched the Resp-O₂ portable oxygen concentrator along with new infant- and pediatric-sized closed suction catheters to expand respiratory access for children. In a June 25 announcement, Dynarex said, “The additions expand the company’s respiratory portfolio with solutions designed to support oxygen therapy, patient mobility and continuous ventilation across a range of care…

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HME Companies Are Becoming More Selective While Picking Their Top Tech Partners

Home medical equipment (HME) companies and other healthcare providers are becoming more selective when picking their top technology partners. That’s according to WTWH Media’s M2 Research project, which surveyed healthcare professionals across several industries about how they discover, evaluate and choose vendors. For HME organizations, the findings reveal there’s a wide gap between content that…

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Nominations For the Inaugural Product of the Year Awards Close June 30
Nominations for the inaugural HME Business (HMEB) Product of the Year (POY) Awards will close next Tuesday, June 30 by 11:59pm CDT.

The inaugural HMEB POY Awards recognize innovative, evidence-informed products, solutions and technologies that deliver real-world impact by improving quality of life, care, safety, and operational effectiveness across the HME industry. Manufacturers (or their representatives) serving the HME industry are eligible to nominate their products, solutions and technologies across 15 categories, including: Accreditation, Compliance & Regulatory Services…

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What HME Buyers Want to See from Prospective Partners
HME providers and other healthcare buyers are open to new vendor business ... with conditions.

Home medical equipment (HME) providers and other healthcare buyers are open for new vendor business. That openness comes with conditions, though. That’s according to WTWH Media’s M2 Research project, which surveyed healthcare professionals across several industries about how they discover, evaluate and choose vendors. Broadly, findings from the M2 Research project show that healthcare decisionmakers…

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MedPAC: DMEPOS Suppliers Lead Medicare in Improper Payment Errors
The error rate for DMEPOS suppliers was nearly four times the overall Medicare fee-for-service improper payment rate of 6.6%.

Suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) posted the highest improper payment rate among all Medicare provider types in fiscal 2025, with documentation failures driving the majority of errors that cost the federal program billions of dollars. The error rate for DMEPOS suppliers reached 24.2%, or nearly four times the overall Medicare…

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