A week after announcing major bid program overhaul that would have merged all rounds, including the mail-order competition, into a single round, CMS puts the plan back under wraps.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 08, 2017
Association calls on military insurance program to reprocess 2H 2016 HME claims per CURES-mandated reimbursement adjustments.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2017
Agency moves to merge Rounds One and Two, as well the mail order competition, into a single competitive bid it calls Round 2019.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 31, 2017
Component of recently approved CURES Act limits Federal portion of Medicaid spending to competitive bidding prices for affected DME items, starting 2018.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 19, 2017
Association leader Tom Ryan outlines the various legislative items the organization has begun to focus on in the New Year.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 19, 2017
HME Audit Key program urges providers to submit their audit data for Q4 2016; program helps industry better understand audits and advocate reforms.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 12, 2017
Semi-annual AAHomecare event, slated for Medtrade Spring, benefits industry advocacy efforts.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 05, 2017
CMS provides update on additional six-month delay of bid expansion pricing, other elements of newly approved law.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 05, 2017
Wisconsin Republican visits HME manufacturer’s Badger State manufacturing facility for tour and Q&A session.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 05, 2017
Editor's Note:
The coming year will bring an entirely new political landscape for the industry. I'm not sure how it'll unfold, but it has to be better than the last few years.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 03, 2017
Business Solutions
Every January, we project 10 key market, product, technology, reimbursement, regulatory, legislative, or patient care trends that will impact providers over the next 12 months. This year brings competitive bidding’s continued impact, audits, providers’ continued efforts to diversify and even reinvent their businesses, and more.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 01, 2017
Observation Deck
As the 115th Congress begins and the inauguration approaches, one thing is clear: Congress and the President-elect will address regulations hurting DME.
- By John Gallagher
- Jan 01, 2017
Legislation that incorporates rural bidding relief and CRT provisions becomes law; AAHomecare highlights need for permanent bidding fix.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 15, 2016
Per-capita healthcare expenditures grow 5%, according to CMS’s 2015 national health expenditures study. The pace of spending growth was generally down from pervious years.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 08, 2016
Pres. Obama is expected to approve legislation, which provides rural bid relief; AAHomecare head Ryan addresses debate over a key pay-for provision.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 08, 2016
The 21st Century Cures Act provides six months of retroactive relief for rural providers suffering from national bid expansion.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 01, 2016
North Carolina HME association grows to also represent Virginia; becomes Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 01, 2016
President elect also taps healthcare policy consultant Verma as CMS administrator.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 29, 2016
The plan includes 10 DMEPOS-related investigations, including reports on nebulizers, power wheelchairs, and PAP therapy devices.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 17, 2016
As the 114th Congress returns for its last session, the industry doubles-down on reforming bid expansion in hopes of rural relief.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 17, 2016