With the scheduled bid amounts release date long past, AAHomecare presses CMS for details.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 24, 2020
Newly elected officers include a new president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary, as well as board positions.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 24, 2020
Sept. 18 deadline looms for providers to get their Representatives to sign a House letter urging CMS to stop basing reimbursement for manual CRT accessories on competitive bidding rates.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 17, 2020
Advocates have convinced 81 lawmakers to back a bill extending rural and non-bid area relief, as well as protecting oxygen funding, but are calling on providers to help get more.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 17, 2020
H.R. 8158 would address the fact that rates for oxygen concentrators in some rural areas are significantly lower than rates in competitive bidding areas.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 10, 2020
Bill that would extend rural and non-bid area relief, as well as protect oxygen funding, currently sits at 79 co-sponsors — and needs more.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 10, 2020
Members of associations representing 41 states will attend MAMES’s Oct. 6-9 virtual conference and exhibition.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 03, 2020
Providers called on to redouble efforts to get their Representatives to sign Congressional letter urging CMS to stop basing reimbursement for manual CRT accessories on competitive bidding rates.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 03, 2020
NCART's Don Clayback joins the HMEB Podcast to explain how providers can quickly and easily help protect funding for manual CRT accessories by convincing their lawmakers to sign a letter to CMS before the deadline.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 25, 2020
New York and New Jersey provider association has re-tooled its event once more to partner with MAMES to offer an Oct. 6-9 event that will feature both online conference sessions and a virtual exhibit hall.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 20, 2020
Providers called on to urge their Representatives to sign Congressional letter urging CMS to remove accessories for manual CRT chairs from the competitive bidding program.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 13, 2020
While COVID-19 is at the fore of the industry’s mind, the next four months offer the industry to notch some policy wins on non-bid area rates, taxes on Cares relief, and CRT accessories
- By David Kopf
- Aug 13, 2020
The new event takes place Sept. 28-Oct.2 and will be provided free of charge for members and non-members. The new board includes varied members from across the region.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 30, 2020
After outreach from the association, the state includes HME providers in a special frontline health worker grant program that increases workers’ hourly wages for 10 weeks.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 30, 2020
Last-minute push for a letter calling on HHS and CMS to delay Round 2021 of competitive bidding due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic garners signatures from 98 Representatives.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 30, 2020
Tom Ryan of American Association for Homecare joins the HMEB podcast to discuss the current push to delay Round 2021 and the special Ambassador project to get more providers involved in the association.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 27, 2020
HME providers have until July 29 to secure signatures on Congressional letter urging HHS and CMS to delay Round 2021 for at least a year.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 21, 2020
North Carolina recovery plan nixes state association’s Aug. 19-20 event. ACMESA is examining possible fall rescheduling as well as virtual options.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 16, 2020
The fifth annual edition of VGM’s awards program recognizing women who have made significant contributions to the industry is taking nominations until Aug. 14.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 16, 2020
Association calls on providers to ensure their lawmakers understand that COVID-19 necessitates CMS delay implementing the next round.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 16, 2020