WATERLOO, IA – July 1 has arrived…and, unless HME providers have had their heads in the proverbial sand, brings to the industry the double whammy of the Round 2 recompete lower single payment amounts (to 91 metropolitan divisions in 117 biddi

ATLANTA – The so-called “Aging in Place” phenomenon has gradually built momentum over the years, but legislators in Washington, DC, have not paid much attention—until now. In May 2016, Rep Patrick Murphy (D-Fla) introduced HR 5254 – The Sen

WATERLOO, IA – Advocacy group People for Quality Care is calling on HME providers to engage their patients in immediate advocacy. The organization joins the VGM Group, American Association for Homecare, and state associations in a grassroots ef

WASHINGTON, DC – The second phase of bidding-derived cuts for rural and non-bid area suppliers are in effect. With the House currently out of session, there has been no chance of action until now. Nonetheless, AAHomecare officials are still eng

BIRMINGHAM, AL – The last minute loss of legislation needed to prevent the scheduled Medicare rate cuts, not because of opposition, but by circumstances over which we had no control, may very well mean the death of our industry as we know it—

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