WASHINGTON, DC – Legislation to permanently exclude manual CRT wheelchairs from the bidding program and exempt manual CRT accessories from bidding derived pricing from the bidding program has taken positive steps this summer, but the road to fi

ATLANTA – For those of you who opened Medtrade Monday on Labor Day, I hope you are enjoying your day off. Then again, if you own your own HME business, taking a real day off is incredibly difficult. By the time Labor Day rolls around, it dawns

WASHINGTON, DC – The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their July 2019 Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs: OIG’s Top Recommendations.  This publication summarizes the top 25 unimplemented recommendations

WASHINGTON, DC – After more than two decades of reimbursement cuts for HME, going back to a Medicare 25% cut for home oxygen in 1998, continuing through other healthcare cost-cutting legislation and bidding program results, the HME community ma

ATLANTA – Each year AAHomecare hosts the Stand Up for Homecare event during Medtrade to raise money for support of public relations efforts on behalf of the HME industry. This Fall, the event will be held at STATS Brewpub with a goal of raisin

WASHINGTON, DC – CMS published the 2020 ESRD and DMEPOS proposed rule (CMS-1713-P), which includes three broad changes to the DMEPOS benefit. The proposed rule introduces a framework for setting payment rates for new HCPCS codes, changes to pay