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AAHomecare: HHS Plans to Restart Medicare Competitive Bidding in 2026
Industry Organizations Urge Support of 2025 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act
The House and Senate bills would remove oxygen services and equipment from Medicare’s competitive bidding program.
More than 30 industry, health-care professional, … [Read more...]
DMEPOS Relief Act Introduced in the U.S. House
H.R. 2005 would restore the 75/25 blended reimbursement rate that expired at the end of 2023.
A bill that would bring funding relief to many … [Read more...]
ITEM Coalition Sends 75/25 Reimbursement Rate Letter to Congressional Leaders
More than 30 advocacy organizations are urging Congress to protect access to home medical equipment.
The ITEM Coalition has sent a letter to … [Read more...]
Inside the Leitten NCB Report: How DME Can Save Medicare Money
The newly published VGM report emphasizes that durable medical equipment is an investment rather than a cost to be reduced.
The Medicare national competitive bidding program … [Read more...]
Report: Medicare Should Focus on Timely DME Provision, Not Competitive Bidding
A new report from Leitten Consulting suggests that competitive bidding has “reached its natural end.”
A new report written by Leitten Consulting … [Read more...]
House Committee Passes Amended Version of H.R. 5555
New version excludes the 90/10 blended rate adjustment for suppliers in former CBAs.
An amended version of H.R. 5555, the DMEPOS Relief … [Read more...]
CMS Releases Details of Lymphedema Compression Treatment Coverage
Medicare coverage starts Jan. 1, 2024.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … [Read more...]
Summer Legislative Push: Rallying Support for S. 1294
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) … [Read more...]
AAHomecare, CMS Meet on Bidding, Reimbursement
Senior staff from the American Association … [Read more...]