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President’s Message: Oxygen Budget Neutrality Win a Culmination of Sustained Four-Year Advocacy Effort
January 10, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – On Dec. 21, 2020, both the House and Senate passed a COVID-19 relief bill that included provisions addressing a Medicare payment disparity for oxygen products in rural areas – fixing a problem AAHomecare first shared with our
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Additional Comments to DMEPOS Rule Submitted
January 10, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, AAHomecare submitted supplemental comments to the DMEPOS Rule (CMS-1738-P). AAHomecare provided additional comments on Medicare payment rules for accessories provided with complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs. A
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The New Stimulus Package We Have All Been Waiting For
January 2, 2021
AMARILLO, TX – In a much-anticipated, and often in doubt move, Congress finally gave us another stimulus package to discuss here. Many of the details that Medtrade Monday readers will be most interested in are yet to come, so expect a more in-d
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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
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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
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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provisions to address a Medicare payment disparity for oxygen products in rural areas stemming from the application of outdated bu