Observation Deck
There are proven ways HME businesses can rise above any barriers.
- By Bradley Smith
- May 01, 2018
Bill remains an essential element in the strategy to obtain relief for rural providers and patients; association calls on providers to lobby lawmakers.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 26, 2018
At a House Appropriations hearing, OMB Director Mulvaney confirms his Agency is working to release the rural relief IFR; says ‘I have probably received more calls about this than any other rule.’
- By David Kopf
- Apr 19, 2018
While H.R. 4229 language fails to make budget bill, lawmakers ‘encourage’ CMS to adopt rural relief IFR. The question is, what does that word actually mean?
- By David Kopf
- Apr 05, 2018
While the omnibus budget package didn't include the rural relief bill's legislative language, it does ask CMS to implement the IFR.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 22, 2018
With March 23 deadline to keep the government funded looming, HME advocates push hard to get rural relief provisions integrated into appropriations bill.
- By Joshua Bolkan
- Mar 15, 2018
AAHomecare push to adopt H.R. 4229 language garners support from Representatives from across the country.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 08, 2018
With IFR potentially stalled at OMB, association president calls on industry to lobby House, Senate decision-makers to support key legislative language.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 08, 2018
For the next 3 weeks, advocates and providers will work to convince lawmakers that they must get behind H.R. 4229’s provisions.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 22, 2018
Budget package proposes policy changes such as competitive bidding revisions and eliminating face-to-face requirements.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 15, 2018
Iowa Senator wants to know what steps OMB director's office is taking to release rural relief IFR.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 15, 2018
Advocates, stakeholders meet with legislative staff on the negative impact of competitive bidding on patient access to needed equipment.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 15, 2018
AAHomecare, American Thoracic Society will meet with legislative staff on how competitive bidding has impacted patient access to needed equipment.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 08, 2018
AAHomecare urges providers to replicate MAMES effort to drive adoption of IFR that would resume blended rates for rural providers.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2018
Regional provider on the East Coast has made a companywide effort to help drive legislative support for H.R. 4229.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 25, 2018
Advocacy effort calls on providers to contact 35 legislators who co-sponsored of H.R. 5210 in the last Congress.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 18, 2018
Sen. Thune queries HHS Secretary nominee on the CURES Act and the Interim Final Rule regarding rural and non-bid area reimbursement.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 09, 2018
CMS has backed off from its Dec. 31, 2017 deadline and stated it will work with state Medicaid programs on their compliance, reimbursement plans.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 08, 2018
Rural relief bill H.R. 4229 notches 98 co-sponsors as Congress heads home, and H.R. 3730, the CRT accessories bill, closes 2018 with 77 signatures.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 21, 2017
Study of Medicare's negative impact on beneficiaries should play a key role in current industry lobbying efforts.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 14, 2017