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
Draft language now available for legislation that will protect manual CRT accessories from competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 10, 2017
Aug. 14. is the last day to submit nominations for competition recognizing women who have impacted the industry
- By David Kopf
- Aug 10, 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
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
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
Observation Deck
Declining provider numbers pose a threat to patients, caregivers & clinicians. What's the right strategy for the industry to combat this?
AAHomecare-commissioned effort will examine how bidding has impacted medical equipment access in bid and non-bid areas.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 27, 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
Provider numbers see significant drop from 2013 to now, including provider of major HME categories such as wheelchairs and oxygen.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 13, 2017
Program recognizes women who are strong industry supporters; VGM Group accepting nominations through August 14.
- By Leila Meyer
- Jul 13, 2017
State offers voucher to help families pay for support services for elders, a growing segment of the population.
- By Leila Meyer
- Jul 13, 2017
Letters from military insurance program indicate it will work with providers to adjust past claims to align with CURES reimbursement rates.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 10, 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
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
Letter to Price, Verma calling for various bid reforms now boast more than 100 lawmakers’ signatures.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 08, 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