New Bill Deemed “Big Step in the Right Direction”

June 23, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association for Homecare saw its advocacy rewarded last week when Reps Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and John Larson (D-Conn.) for introducing H.R. 4920, the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014, a new

AAHomecare Talks Competitive Bidding with CMS

June 16, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – As part of its continuing collaboration with CMS, AAHomecare staff met with CMS officials on June 4 to review in detail the comments submitted in response to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for the expans

Register Early for Medtrade to Cement Your Spot

June 16, 2014
ATLANTA – The registration links are set in cyber stone, and nearly all of the exhibitor space has been spoken for. And yet, the most important ingredients—attendees—will be steadily added starting today. HME providers and related professionals

FODAC Receives Record Donation

June 16, 2014
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC), a non-profit organization providing over $10 million annually in DME and supplies to the disabled community, received a donation of more than $83,000 in HME from two Atlanta

Legislative Update – HME Audit Key Campaign Starts Now

June 9, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the out-of-control Medicare audit system, AAHomecare has launched its new HME Audit Key. According to AAHomecare officials, the HME Audit Key will “quantify the impacts of audits and present compelling data tha

Does the Median Bid Scheme Violate the 5th Amendment?

June 9, 2014
BAYONNE, NJ – Many of you recently saw me on the New Jersey TV (NJTV) clip with my boss Michael Bologh, but this brief appearance only told a small part of my story. For years I have researched the haze of legal questions surrounding the biddin