With 2024 soon to be in the rear-view mirror, home … [Read more...]
Cigna Alum Joins Integrated Home Care Services as Chief Medical Officer
HME is an important part of Integrated Home Services’ business approach.
Integrated Home Care Services (IHCS) – an … [Read more...]
New Senate Report Highlights Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Challenges: What HME Providers Should Know
More than half of Medicare-eligible beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans in 2024.
Prior authorization remains a serious roadblock … [Read more...]
Members of Congress Introduce 75/25 Blended-Rate Medicare Letter, Seek Colleague Sign-Ons
Three representatives wrote the letter, which calls for “a permanent, stable and sustainable DME payment system.”
Three members of the U.S. House of Representatives … [Read more...]
CMS Publishes Medicare Resources, Flexibilities for Florida
The flexibilities follow a public health emergency declaration for Hurricane Milton.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … [Read more...]
Briefly: CGS Releases Mid-October Webinar Lineup; Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Oct. 15
Featuring CGS Administrators and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CGS Mid-October Webinars to Cover Documentation, … [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...]
Briefly: FAHCS Announces 2025 Legislative Conference Dates; CMS to Provide ‘Flexibilities’ Following Hurricane Francine
Featuring the Florida Alliance of Home Care Services (FAHCS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
FAHCS Schedules 2025 Legislative Conference for … [Read more...]
AAHomecare Launches Patient Portals to Collect Accounts of NIV, CGM Access Problems
Medicare Advantage policies on noninvasive ventilation and continuous glucose monitors are hurting patients, the organization said.
Two new portals are collecting real-life accounts … [Read more...]
Humana to Cut Medicare Advantage Membership; CGS Lists September Webinars
Featuring Humana and CGS Administrators.
Reports: Humana to Exit 13 Medicare Advantage … [Read more...]