Something Different in the Air

May 19, 2014
NEW BEDFORD, MA – I have travelled to Washington, DC, every year for the past 16 years, and I have to say there was something different in the air last week at the AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference. Not surprisingly, there were

The Case for State Associations

May 19, 2014
ATLANTA – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, season two (episode two) of HME Voice kicks off with wisdom from four state associations chiefs. If all (or most) politics is local, the state associations provide a crucial lin

AAHomecare Makes Powerful Case

May 12, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – While providers made their cases during hundreds of meetings on Capitol Hill, an audit champion emerged during AAHomecare’s Legislative Conference. Kicking off last week’s annual conference with a jolt of energy, AAHomecare and

Industry Shows Fight at AAHomecare Legislative Conference

May 12, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – The 2014 AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference proved there remains some fight in an industry that has seen more than its fair share of mistreatment from the powers that be in Washington, DC. Providers from across the co

A United Front at AAHomecare Legislative Conference

May 5, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – There is a growing problem in our industry, and AAHomecare plans to tackle it head on. As I’m sure you can guess, this issue is the out-of-control audits.

We are attacking audit reform on both the legislative and regu

Medicare DME Spending Flatlines

May 5, 2014

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