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VGM Wants to Know Your Audit Miseries for OMHA Appellant Forum
February 10, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – The much anticipated Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Appellant Forum takes place in Washington D.C. on Feb 12 (Wednesday). Providers can listen and watch by registering in advance of the event by clicking here. In th
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Legislative Update – State of the Union and More
February 3, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama’s State of the Union address mentioned “health” eight times among the speech’s more than 6,800 words. Instead of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), immigration and the economy took the spotlight. Obama spoke
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Best Opportunity for Industry Relief is in Early 2014
January 27, 2014
EXETER, PA – As Congress begins to focus on its next must-pass piece of legislation to avert a 24% cut in physician Medicare payments on April 1, the primary industry focus has been on the need to contact Representatives and Senators to advocat
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Legislative Update – Audit Practices and HR 1717
January 27, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Two more legislators believe that community pharmacies should be subject to the same three-year audit review period as hospitals and not forced to document 10-year-old claims. Reps Doug Collins (R-G) and Martha Roby (R-Ala) eac
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AAHomecare Membership Drive in Full Swing
January 20, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – With so many renewals cropping up in January, officials at the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) are calling many familiar faces, while also making time to contact providers who have never been members. The latest
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Success is Predictable for the Local Independent HME Provider
January 20, 2014
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX – The tsunami of change in the HME industry is nothing less than unnerving. On the bright side, these same changes that keep us up at night will soon swing in our favor. Many bureaucrats and delegates in Washington recogn