AMSTERDAM, NL – Royal Philips recently provided an update on the comprehensive test and research program of its subsidiary Philips Respironics,...
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Working With Hospitals: Cliff’s Note Summary
AMARILLO, TX – Historically, health care providers have operated in “silos.” There was little collaboration among providers. This is changing. Medicare and commercial insurers are pushing hospitals, physicians, home health agencies, DME suppliers and other providers to work together with the goal of healing the patient…and keeping the patient healthy. It is this latter category – keeping the patient healthy – that is the impetus for this article.
Biden Signs Omnibus With HME Provisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - An Omnibus legislative package that included two major HME policy priorities championed by AAHomecare was signed by President...
Turns Out We Like People
LOVELAND, CO – It sure seemed like 2022 was something like “back to normal” after the extraordinary pandemic and all its attendant physical and...
FODAC Earns Award
TUCKER, GA – Georgia-based Friends Of Disabled Adults And Children (FODAC) has been awarded "Business of the Year" by the Tucker Business...
Working With A SNF
AMARILLO, TX - In 1965, when the Medicare law was signed, there were 23 million of the Greatest Generation. The Greatest Generation has pretty much...
AAHomecare In Action – Fee Schedule And More
AAHomecare Shares 2023 Fee Schedule Analysis for Top 25 DME Items WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, CMS published the 2023 Medicare DMEPOS fee schedule....
Down To The Wire On Reimbursement Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - We are down to the final days of Congressional negotiations on end-of-year legislation to keep the government funded, and the...
Philips, AZ MediQuip, NCPA
Philips Reduces Activities In Russia Since February 2022, Philips has substantially reduced its activities in Russia. This includes stopping...
Contacting Patient’s Family Members for Copayment
AMARILLO, TX - Federal law requires a DME supplier to make a reasonable effort to collect copayments. Many state laws say the same thing. And most,...