AAHomecare Calls for Action from CMS

August 3, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – It is clear that some Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) plans have been facing financial difficulties, and existing state rules for establishing plans’ financial soundness may be inadequate. AAHomecare has recommended to CMS Admini

ADA Turns 25 – Medtrade Attendees Look Back

July 27, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), legislation designed to extend accessibility and prevent job discrimination for people with disabilities. Much like the equipment and

PowerofHomecare.com Unifies HME for Major Grassroots Effort

July 27, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – No one is safe from the impact of competitive bidding. Help AAHomecare fight against the nationwide rollout, due to take effect in January. Last week, AAHomecare, in coordination with other industry leadership, launched a grass

AAHomecare in Action – Join the Fight

July 20, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare will focus on efforts to mitigate CMS’s plan to bring competitive bidding-derived rates to non-bid areas, and how providers can help. AAHomecare has been working with its allies on Capitol Hill to build support for

Shelly Prial – An HME Legend Preps for His Final Medtrade – Part 2

July 20, 2015
GOOSE CREEK, SC – Sheldon (Shelly) Prial has been to all but one Medtrade, and the 88-year-old HME legend has decided to make this year’s show his last. In Part 2 of our series (check out part one here), we start on July 2, 1950, when Shelly

HME Innovation – An Activist Caregiver’s Perspective – Part II

July 20, 2015
NEW YORK – In an earlier editorial (HME Innovation: A Caregiver’s Perspective), I made an impassioned plea for HME manufacturers and suppliers to “get onboard the ‘evidence-based’ healthcare delivery train.” I also urged HME compa