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AAHomecare in Action – Work Group Explores New Payment Models
January 9, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – As HME providers and manufacturers seek better ways to improve patient outcomes, they are frustrated by reimbursement methodologies that lag behind innovations in products and services. To address this issue, AAHomecare has con
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A New Year Means a Fresh Start for DMEPOS
January 9, 2017
WATERLOO, IA – With the turn of a clock on January 1, the American people move into 2017 committed to those evasive New Year resolutions of getting to the gym more, adding more to their savings accounts, or finally finishing that restoration pr
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CMS Provides Updates on Provisions in 21st Century CURES Legislation
January 2, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, CMS updated its Durable Medical Equipment Center page with information on implementing provisions in the CURES bill signed into law earlier this month. The update covers the additional 6-month delay to the applicatio
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Time Flies But Some Things Never Change
December 26, 2016
GOOSE CREEK, SC – Tempus fugit is Latin for “time flies,” and it is apropos since it’s been decades now since Medtrade Spring and Medtrade were established. I can still recall the first attempt to develop what we call today “the Med
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AAHomecare Pushes Back Against Additional Cuts for Stationary Oxygen
December 26, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, AAHomecare submitted a letter to the Office of General Counsel at HHS expressing concern about the 2017 Medicare fee schedule for stationary oxygen, which has resulted in rates for rural and other non-bid area suppliers
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How Excited Should We Be about Tom Price?
December 19, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – There was a lot of excitement across the industry as people learned of President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and it’s understandable. Representative Tom Price (R-Ga) has