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Legislative/Advocacy
New Cuts Hit Rural Areas
June 27, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Shortly after the Senate passed legislation (S. 2736) via unanimous consent to delay a new round of cuts to rural and non-bid area suppliers, similar legislation on the House side stalled due to an unrelated “sit-in” that groun
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Rural Relief Legislation Moving in Senate Under Hotline Process
June 20, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Events were still in flux last week at press time, with AAHomecare receiving confirmation that competitive bidding rural relief legislation was starting to move through the hotline process in the Senate. The bill is first being cle
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AAHomecare Urges Final Push Before House Recess
June 13, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare officials report that a post-Legislative Conference Surge has pushed the total of H.R. 5210 cosponsors to 90. With Congress now back in session after their Memorial Day recess, the official co-sponsor list for H.R. 5
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A First-Hand Education
June 13, 2016
FORT COLLINS, CO – Like so many 40-somethings and 50-somethings, I have seen my parents, once so strong and commanding, slowly deteriorate. My mom died of lung cancer in 2009 at the age of 71. I lived in a different state during her illness, bu
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Legislative/Advocacy
Fight for Rural Relief Continues
June 6, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – It’s 24 days until the July 1 cuts take effect, and AAHomecare is asking for the HME community to make every last effort to encourage Congress to support legislation for rural relief—specifically The Patient Access to Durab
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Legislative/Advocacy
Legislative Conference Builds Momentum, Educates Members of Congress
June 6, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – On the heels of the recent Washington Legislative Conference, momentum is building for support of rural relief legislation. Conference attendees met at more than 225 legislators’ offices to discuss the Patient Access