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AAHomecare in Action – AAHomecare and NEMEP Push for Medicaid Rate Stability in New York
March 13, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare is working with the Northeast Medical Equipment Providers Association (NEMEP) to support new legislation requiring Medicaid MCOs in New York to reimburse DME providers at no less than 100% of the state’s published
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Healthcare Stakeholders Turn Up the Heat on Medicare Sequester Legislation as Deadline Approaches
March 13, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – With the moratorium on the 2% Medicare sequester cuts currently set to expire on March 31, AAHomecare and our healthcare sector coalition partners have redoubled efforts to engage legislators in support of extending the pause o
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Flashback to Las Vegas 2020Â Â Â
March 7, 2021
ATLANTA – When Medtrade Spring (now Medtrade West) started on March 2, 2020, we greeted friends and colleagues with handshakes and hugs. By March 3, I noticed a few people who were still shaking my hand, but they immediately disinfected with a loti
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The COVID Pandemic – One Year Later; Lessons Learned
March 7, 2021
SANDWICH, MA – On March 1, 2020, the New York Times reported: “On Friday, an employee of an elementary school near Portland, Ore., tested positive for the coronavirus and the school, Forest Hills Elementary School in Lake Oswego, was shut
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Texas Suppliers Encouraged to Comment on Proposed Rules Related to Continuity of Care Under MedicaidÂ
February 28, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week’s Payer Relations In Focus included an update on efforts by AAHomecare and TexMEP to protect continuity of care for all medically complex Texas Medicaid recipients. AAHomecare has commented on a proposed rule from t
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Yes, You Could Be An Advocate
February 27, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Advocacy efforts are ramping up for the 117th Congress as AAHomecare and other HME stakeholders are working with champions on Capitol Hill and key committees of jurisdictions to develop plans to address industry priorities, inc