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Legislative/Advocacy
Stemming the Tide Through Payer Relations
July 10, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – While AAHomecare remains focused on legislative and regulatory strategies to move the industry forward, the organization’s investment in payer relations has produced impressive returns for HME providers in the first year focu
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare in Action – One Down, Three to Go
July 3, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – Now that advocates have secured a win in one of the four areas that AAHomecare and Congressional champions have identified as policy priorities, three significant issues remain: • Long-term structural fixes for the competitiv
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Legislative/Advocacy
Joint Venture With Hospital
June 26, 2017
AMARILLO, TX – A “joint venture” arises when two or more individuals own something together. For example, if my friend (Mark Higley) and I open a frozen yogurt stand called “Mark’s and Jeff’s Frozen Yogurt,” then a joint venture is
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Legislative/Advocacy
Strong Legislative Conference Showing Helps Power Sign-on Letter
June 26, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – As we noted in last week’s alert, 154 House members signed on to a letter asking HHS & CMS leadership for action on HME policy priorities, including reforming the competitive bidding program. In addition to having m
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Legislative/Advocacy
CMS Exempts CRT Accessories from Bidding-Derived Pricing
June 26, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – CMS announced last week that accessories for group 3 power Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) mobility products will continue to remain exempt from the application of competitive bidding derived pricing for Medicare beneficiaries.&
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A Chat with the Chairman
June 26, 2017
SILVER SPRING, MD – Steve Ackerman (pictured), CEO of Spectrum Medical, Silver Spring, Maryland, took over as chairman of the American Association for Homecare Board of Directors at the recent AAHomecare legislative conference. As an advocacy v