SACRAMENTO, CA – We the DMEs in California were powerless. The California Department of Health Services (DHCS) sent out a notice on Dec. 23, 2018 effective Jan. 1, 2019, that our Medi-Cal was going to go to 80% of Medicare’s non-rural rates f

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) cheered the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to hear an Arkansas case to decide whether ERISA preempts (supersedes) a state law that regulates pharmacy benefit mana

WASHINGTON, DC – As AAHomecare noted last week, CMS has streamlined DMEPOS Medicare order requirements, replacing multiple order types with a Standard Written Order. The new guidance offers these benefits: fewer elements will be required on all

WASHINGTON, DC – The clock is ticking. We’re likely to see one more round of regulations governing CB Round 2021 this Summer as well as the release of rates produced from last year’s bids. With those pending mileposts in mind, as well as Pr

SANDWICH, MA – “In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin Darwin has a host of quotes that are fascinating when read in th

LOVELAND, CO – In preparing this month’s end-of-year Medtrade Monday, I reflected less on the events of the past year, and more on the people. After all, we call it the home medical equipment industry, but the “industry” is only as good as it