WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association for Homecare’s (AAHomecare) Washington Legislative Conference is just a week away, and the Washington, DC-based organization has been working with its council leadership and legislative experts to introdu

WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, I was asked by a member why he should come to this year’s legislative conference if the sustainable growth rate bill, also known as SGR and “doc fix,” passed without including fixes for the Medicare bidding prog

LAS VEGAS – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, the third season of HME Voice got off to a provocative start with Tom Ryan, president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare, occupying the hot seat in a no-holds-ba

WASHINGTON, DC – This week in Hawaii, CMS made a notable exception to the bidding program. Despite the agency’s claims that the bidding program has not harmed patients, the unintended consequences of implementing the program in the Honolulu b

TUCSON, AZ – Drastic changes to Medicare—many hidden to patients until they are hit with higher costs or denial of services—have been transforming Medicare since Obamacare took effect. The draconian changes to Medicare rules affect your abi

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two separate reports on the Round 1 Rebid. According to the GAO report, both benef