While Golden State providers repelled larger Medicaid cuts last year, CAMPS and AAHomecare are now working California HME stakeholders to limit significant retroactive recoupments.
Upper chamber passes legislation that would lengthen period for using PPP funds and decrease the percentage of funds needed to be spent on payroll. The reform now goes to the President for signature.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 04, 2020
After thanking CMS for relief given to providers to help them continue providing services during COVID-19, association sought further clarification and recommended additional relief.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 04, 2020
Business Solutions
As epidemiologists and public health officials first started warning about COVID-19, some HME providers were already making plans. How has the industry responded to the public health emergency? How have these changes impacted their businesses and patients? How has public policy adjusted? How might all these changes impact the future of the HME?
- By David Kopf
- Jun 01, 2020
Provider Strategy
A shift in scams run by the types of bad actors involved in 2019's $1.2 billion brace fraud has new lessons HME providers should take a moment to understand.
- By Jeffrey S. Baird
- Jun 01, 2020
The association has outlined a number of requests it is making in its public comments on CMS’s April 6 interim final rule. Comments are due June 1.
- By David Kopf
- May 28, 2020
The survey asked more than 500 providers about the issues they have faced in obtaining PPE, oxygen equipment and other products since the onset of the pandemic.
- By Haley Samsel
- May 14, 2020
House passes and President signs into law $484 billion worth of funding that includes $75 Billion in relief for healthcare providers.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 27, 2020
The new legislative package also includes $310 billion in paycheck protection and $60 billion in Economic Injury Disaster Loan relief that HME providers can access.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 22, 2020
The effort aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HME providers’ supply chain in order to help build the case to delay competitive bidding implementation by one year. The deadline to take the survey is April 21.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 16, 2020
A new Medicare Payment Advisory Commission study of CMS’s national mail-order program for diabetic supplies showed a drop in benefit use and an increase in retail sales between 2010 and 2017, but did not see an increase in adverse health outcomes.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 16, 2020
On Friday, the department announced the disbursement of $30 billion to providers facing economic hurdles due to the pandemic. $70 billion remain in the CARES Act fund.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 10, 2020
Attributing the decision to COVID-19 as well as other factors, NIVs will not be part of Round 2021, and any DMEPOS supplier can provide the devices, as well as any other ventilator types covered by Medicare.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 09, 2020
Industry association reminds providers that CMS’s relaxed coverage requirements are to help fight COVID-19 and to not only judiciously apply the new guidelines but help police any abuse.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 07, 2020
President Trump uses Defense Production Act to order Health and Human Services and Department of Homeland Security to facilitate increased ventilator production by six manufacturers.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 02, 2020
Observation Deck
It's critical that the industry works to strengthen AAHomecare to help providers pass future legislative, regulatory and payer relations tests.
Provider Strategy
Providers must understand how HIPAA factors into the retail equation.
- By Jeffrey S. Baird
- Apr 01, 2020
In response to COVID-19, CMS’s new Interim Final Rule incorporates several relief provisions that industry advocates requested to help providers better care for patients during the pandemic, but does not include a Round 2021 delay.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 01, 2020
The House passed the stimulus package, which includes various HME provisions including the extension of the 50/50 blended rate for HME in rural and non-contiguous, non-bid areas, and Pres. Trump signed the legislation into law.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 28, 2020
Bill includes an extension of the 50/50 blended rate for HME in rural and non-contiguous, non-bid areas, and temporarily eliminates the 2 percent Medicare sequester reduction, and eliminates some telehealth requirements.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 26, 2020