WASHINGTON, DC – The 2012 numbers from CMS are in, and Medicare spending on DME has remained steady at about $7 billion since 2000. According to an AAHomecare analysis of the 2012 CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts report, the opposite is

VALDOSTA, GA – The Medicare audit system is out of control. To confront this growing problem, AAHomecare has been working with its council leadership and legislative experts to fight onerous audits on multiple fronts, including legislation. We�

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