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

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

WASHINGTON, DC – Early reviews of last week’s Round 2 Recompete and national mail order recompete are not encouraging for the HME community. Officials from the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) are hearing reports from many

ATLANTA – The first two providers I spoke with at Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas were from Kearney, Nebraska, and Cheyenne, Wyoming—not exactly bustling urban areas. Both providers expressed concern about the rural rollout of competitive bidding, w

WASHINGTON, DC – The clock is ticking for the next round of cuts for providers in rural, non-bid areas. The July 1 cuts are now just 2,719 hours away. In hopes of stemming these cuts before they cause further harm to providers and patients, AAH

WASHINGTON, DC – As the competitive bidding program for HME rounds into its sixth year of full-fledged operation (from the implementation of Round 1 pricing), it’s understandable that many suppliers are becoming weary of the issue, and even r