Leading Respiratory Clinician Groups Seek Changes to Ventilator NCD

April 11, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the American Association of Respiratory Care, the American College of Chest Physicians and the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care submitted a reconsideration of the current Medicare Nation

Battle of the Bulge – On the Front Lines of DME in 2016

April 4, 2016
WATERLOO, IA – It was Christmas 1944 in Belgium, and the 101st Airborne Division was outnumbered and outgunned as the German army surrounded the town of Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge. This was the final push for the German army as a last-

Critical Weeks Ahead for Rural Relief and Bid Ceiling Fix Legislation

April 4, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – With a July 1 deadline looming for additional Medicare reimbursement cuts for suppliers in rural and other non-bid areas, there’s an urgent need to get House companion legislation to S. 2736 introduced with a strong round of orig

Reimbursement Reductions – Reaction and Action

March 28, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – After a brutal slate of round two recompete results, industry advocates are encouraging providers to join the fight. “It’s time to turn your frustration into action,” said Anna McDevitt, CEO of Laboratory Tactical Consult

Medtrade Spring – Only for the Serious

March 28, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – I thoroughly enjoyed the Medtrade Spring show. What I enjoyed most about the show were the attendees. They were educated, intelligent, and talented. Equally as important, they were serious. The attendees did not care “how the D

Round Two Recompete Analysis Reveals More Cuts In First Categories Surveyed

March 28, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of last week’s release of competitive bidding Round 2 Recompete results, AAHomecare began its own analysis of the prices provided by CMS – a daunting project with 100+ CBAs and thousands of HCPS codes to sort th