Providers, case managers, beneficiaries urged to share their experience of how competitive bidding has hurt access to HME.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 10, 2017
With potential legislation possibly on the horizon, HME advocates hope to set the stage with some concentrated lobbying during congressional recess.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 03, 2017
Association urges providers to submit data for 2nd quarter Audit Key survey, and to help lay groundwork for broad participation in patient access survey.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 03, 2017
Lawmakers in the upper chamber back Congressional call on HHS, CMS leadership to use regulatory authority to completely comply with CURES Act.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 20, 2017
Follow-up to the House letter, the Senate letter has attracted from nearly half the upper chamber.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 13, 2017
Deadline for Senators to sign their names to the letter has been extended to July 11.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 06, 2017
Concerted advocacy push combined with sympathetic agency leadership and lawmaker involvement pays off with protection for CRT providers, patients.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 05, 2017
The Congressional sign-on letter wrapped with 154 signatures, giving Price, Verma leverage for internal bidding reforms at CMS.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 22, 2017
Letter to Price, Verma calling for various bid reforms now boast more than 100 lawmakers’ signatures.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 08, 2017
TRICARE and other payers that tie their rates to Medicare have yet to adjust reimbursement per the CURES Act. What’s being done to change that?
- By David Kopf
- Jun 08, 2017
A week after a successful Washington Conference, AAHomecare and industry advocates keep driving support for House sign-on letter.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 01, 2017
Editor's Note
What happens when the next reimbursement cut comes? And the next? Providers must think longer term when it comes to their relationship with Medicare.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 01, 2017
Similar to general House sign-on letter, the SBA version calls for various bidding reforms that would help small providers stay in business.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 01, 2017
Discussion will touch on the future of competitive bidding, and resources available to small businesses.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 01, 2017
Authored by bi-partisan group of lawmakers, letter asks HHS’s Price and CMS’s Verma for key four reforms that would protect providers, patients.
- By David Kopf
- May 18, 2017
CBIC distributed a faulty email regarding a Round 2019 registration deadline over the weekend, causing confusion among HMEs.
- By David Kopf
- May 08, 2017
Association research further shows how CMS’s newly implemented rates will hurt providers in rural and non-bid areas.
- By David Kopf
- May 04, 2017
Plan defies intent of CURES Act; AAHomecare head Ryan calls it a "slap in the face" for industry and lawmakers
- By David Kopf
- May 02, 2017
AAHomecare study of Medicare data also shows number of unique locations dropped by 38.7% during the same period.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 27, 2017
AAHomecare staff, others to discuss competitive bidding fixes, rural relief with CMS leadership.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 06, 2017