Networking & Special Events
Some events require additional registration, please see each event description.
2023 Special Events below
Tuesday, March 28 | 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm | Ballroom D3/D4
Sponsored by: Pride Mobility
Join us at the end of day one of Medtrade and ask your questions to industry experts at this relaxed networking reception. Grab a glass of wine, beer, or your favorite cocktail, network with peers, and learn from industry experts at this unique Q&A and networking combo. Topics are: Audits, Compliance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Medicare Advantage, Operations and Benchmarking, Regulatory Affairs, Ask the Lawyers, Billing and Reimbursement, Retail, Sales.
- Audits – Kelly Grahovac, Wayne van Halem
- Accreditation/Compliance – Mary Ellen Conway
- Mergers and Acquisitions – Bradley Smith
- Medicare Advantage – Laura Willard & Craig Douglass
- Operations and Benchmarking – Miriam Lieber, Sarah Hanna, and Alan Morris
- Regulatory Affairs – Kim Brummett & Cara Bachenheimer
- Ask the Lawyers – Denise Leard & Jeff Baird
- Billing and Reimbursement – Andrea Stark
- Retail – Rob Baumhover
- Sales – Ty Bello
Access included with purchase of conference pass
Wednesday, March 29 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Ask your most pressing industry questions to AAHomecare’s volunteer leadership at the AAH Update. This year AAHomecare is taking a social approach to the presentation with questions solicited from the HME community via Twitter and other channels for select members of the Association’s executive committee to answer. Hear from Bill Guidetti, Josh Marx, and Ryan Bullock on the future of the industry as well as the latest developments on Medicare reimbursement policy and other Federal legislative issues, wide-ranging Payer Relations activities in dozens of states, and the post-PHE regulatory landscape. Join the discussion and learn how you can have an impact on the future of HME! Submit your questions via Twitter to @AAHomecare before March 24.
Open to all attendees, no additional registration required
Wednesday, March 29 | Times vary per state
The American Association for Homecare and State Association leaders are hosting a roundtable discussion on each state’s key advocacy initiatives underway. Find out what’s happening in your state – attend your region’s session! Sessions will be held in the State Association Lounge, booth #407.
| TIME | REGION | STATES INCLUDED |
| 9:00 am – 9:20 am | Southeast Region #1 | NC, VA, WV, SC, KY |
| 9:21 am – 9:40 am | Southeast Region #2 | GA, FL, MS, AL, TN |
| 9:41 am – 10:00 am | Northeast Region | NY, NJ, CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, PA, DE, MD, DC |
| 10:01 am – 10:20 am | Mideast Region | OH, IN, IL, MI |
| 10:21 am – 10:40 am | Midwest Region | MN, IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI |
| 10:41 am -11:00 am | West Region | CA, OR, WA, HI, AK, NV, WY, MT, ID |
| 11:01 am – 11:20 am | Southwest Region | LA, TX, AZ, UT, CO, NM, AR, OK |
| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Open Meeting with State Association Leaders | |
Open to all attendees, no additional registration required.
Wednesday, March 29 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
After sessions wrap up, head over to the show floor and celebrate the end of day one of the expo! Grab a drink and a bite to eat as you mix and mingle with exhibitors who are eager to show off their products and reconnect with you, their valued customers.
Open to all attendees, no additional registration required
Wednesday, March 29 | 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Lobby F
Working together as a united industry, we can make a large impact on the public and policymakers through the Stand up for Homecare campaign. Funds from the campaign help communicate the value of HME and raise awareness of the extraordinary contributions by suppliers in protecting patients and reducing stress on hospitals and clinicians during pandemics and beyond.
Funds raised through Stand Up for Homecare allow AAHomecare to provide support for the ITEM Coalition, a group of more than 80 patient advocacy groups that have been active and effective allies on HME legislative and regulatory issues. Contributions have also been used to help grow our capacity to mobilize grassroots outreach to Capitol Hill on legislative priorities.
Connect with your fellow HME leaders, celebrate our industry’s role in providing essential home-based care, and recharge yourself for the challenges ahead at the Stand Up for Homecare reception in Dallas! This industry hallmark is the foundation for positive change in the HME community.