STILLWATER, MN – My name is Jim Schafhauser, and 11 years ago, after nearly 30 years in the restaurant and automotive service industry, I joined Rose Schafhauser fulltime at Association Management LLC, managing and administering associations an

WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare is urging all suppliers to submit their data for the DME Industry Cost Analysis Study, which will determine the true cost of providing HME in multiple categories under threat by competitive bidding. There is no cost

WATERLOO, IA – Last week, I offered some thoughts and analysis relative to the July 1 phase-in of the lower regional and rural payments based on recent bid rounds.  I commented that, as of July 1, the industry is incurring a “double whammy�

WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare received confirmation last week that H.R. 5210, the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act, did not successfully clear the Senate before adjournment thanks to a hold placed by an unidentified Senator. This m

WASHINGTON, DC – With last week’s passage of H.R. 5210, the House and Senate have now both demonstrated that they understand the need to pause the latest cuts for rural HME providers.   Getting these bills passed in a challenging environ

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