CMS Accepting Proposed Rule Comments Until Jan 4

January 2, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare recently submitted comments to the DMEPOS Proposed Rule (CMS-1738-P). In the letter, AAHomecare included the following recommendations: Rates in former CBAs should be based on a 90-10 blended payment formula. The 90

Hard Won Experience in 2020

December 26, 2020
LOVELAND, CO – None of us will soon forget 2020, a year that started innocently enough, but gradually turned into a sea of human suffering and business pain. Viewed through the specific lens of the trade show industry, it has also been painful. How

COVID-19 Relief Bill Includes Long-Sought O2 Budget Neutrality Fix and Extends Pause on Sequestration Cuts

December 25, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – A broad COVID-19 relief legislative package finalized by House and Senate leaders today includes provisions to address a Medicare payment disparity for oxygen products in rural areas stemming from the application of outdated bu

New Year, New Attitude

December 24, 2020
ATLANTA – With three more days to go in 2020 and thousands of Americans receiving the COVID-19 vaccine every day, optimism is running high among Medtrade Monday contributors. We asked 16 familiar pundits to offer their prognostications, opinion

Proposed Rule: Prior Authorization

December 24, 2020
AMARILLO, TX – On December 2, 2020, CMS issued a proposed rule designed to (i) improve the electronic exchange of health care data among payers, providers, and patients and (ii) lessen the burden of current prior authorization practices. “Pri

AAHomecare in Action – Payer Relations in Focus

December 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare’s payer relations program continued to pay major dividends for HME suppliers nationwide through our work protecting reimbursement rates and maintaining market access for Medicaid programs, MCOs, private insurers, a