CMS Does About-Face on Financial Capacity Guidance


November 18, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare has received clarification from the CBIC on the bidding program issue of financial capacity, the ability of providers to reach such a threshold, and then to decline referrals for this reason.

 CMS has advised th

Pump Up the Volume!

November 18, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC – Your AAHomecare team is leading the fight against the Medicare bidding program. We attended two important meetings recently, one with the staff of the Senate Finance Committee and another with the Medicare Rights Center. Bot

Medtrade and Beyond

November 11, 2013
SANDWICH, MA – This year’s Medtrade Conference was a showcase of the latest products and offerings in the HME field. For us, it was a whirlwind couple of days. One takeaway from Medtrade is that telehealth is here, and it is not going any

Medtrade Exhibitors Show Heart with Donations to FODAC

November 11, 2013
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – Representatives of Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) have collected donations after nine Medtrades and last month’s show in Orlando, Fla, was no different. “We want every exhibitor to have great sales at the s

Grandfathering Deadline for Round One Recompete Nears


November 11, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Crucial decisions loom for providers pondering whether or not to grandfather their patients in Round 1 bidding areas. Just over a week remains to meet the grandfathering letter requirement.
 Round one Recompete contracts start on

Numbers are in for Round One Recompete

November 4, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – As expected, single payment amounts for round one recompete contracts were down across the board. Last week, CMS published the names of Round 1 Recompete contract providers. On average, reimbursement rates were 37% less than Me