Nascent legislation would remedy not only national bid expansion, but the oxygen ‘double-dip,’ as well.
- By David Kopf
- Oct 12, 2017
Compelling statistics show that patients are having difficulty accessing needed DME suppliers and their case managers and discharge planners share their frustration.
- By David Kopf
- Oct 11, 2017
Advanced highlights from report show that 52 percent of Medicare beneficiaries had trouble accessing HME since July 1, 2016.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 28, 2017
Letter calls on lawmakers to support legislation that would protect manual CRT chair accessories from competitive bid pricing.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 28, 2017
The video shows how greatly the number of providers have fallen since 2013, and engages viewers to lobby lawmakers on behalf of DME.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 21, 2017
Providers urged to help lobby lawmakers to back letter asking OMB Director to clear Interim Final Rule that would resume blended rates for rural providers.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 21, 2017
Updated data collected by association shows increased difficulty in DME access; survey remains open until Sept. 13.
Provider Strategy
What's in store for the HME market from 2017 and beyond.
- By Collin Brecher
- Sep 01, 2017
While patients, stakeholders help push survey beyond its response goals, research effort is still open to more participants.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 24, 2017
AAHomecare reminds providers that the survey doesn’t require individual claims data, but rather cumulative totals on specific audit metrics.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 16, 2017
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