Extending Rural and Non-CBA Medicare Relief Beyond PHE Remains Key Objective for AAHomecare 

May 30, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – HME suppliers in rural and other non-bid areas received significant support in the April 2020 CARES Act though measures that extended the 50/50 blended rate for rural suppliers through the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE)

New Normal? How About the “New New”

May 29, 2021
PHOENIX – It has been over a year since we all saw each other in Las Vegas at the last industry event—Medtrade Spring—now called Medtrade West. Jim and I attended Medtrade Spring at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, and so much has change

Two Bites of the Expo Apple

May 22, 2021
PHOENIX – Medtrade West Advance Rates* are currently in effect for Medtrade West, scheduled for July 12-14, 2021 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona. For weeks now, we’ve been hammering home the message that there will be no conflict at

Home Modification – Tax Policy Possibilities

May 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 2021 has been a year of great progress for the HomesRenewed movement, despite the constraints of covid-19. In fact, the tragic truth about unsafe conditions in senior congregate housing, highlighted by the pandemic, combined

AAHomecare Sets Priorities for Medicare Reimbursement Advocacy

May 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Following CMS’ decision to not implement bids set by Round 2021 for most product categories, HME suppliers remain subject to Medicare rates that are largely based on bids submitted in 2015. While policymakers have granted hea

Higher Product Costs and Supply Chain Bottlenecks Continue to Challenge HME

May 8, 2021
Even as vaccination rates grow and new cases of COVID-19 are slowing nationwide, HME suppliers and manufacturers remain in the grip of another side effect of the pandemic: higher product costs and increased operational expenses. HME suppliers first b