WASHINGTON, DC – The last six years in the HME business have been marked by a chaotic marketplace. Unsustainable pricing, unreasonable service, regulatory requirements, and an inability to do realistic business forecasting have changed the comp

SANDWICH, MA – AAHomecare’s 2019 Washington Legislative Session was another well attended event with no shortage of issues and items to review with legislators and policy makers. HR 2771, legislation to deal with the rate disparities in r

WASHINGTON, DC – Both the House and Senate return from their Memorial Day recess next week to kick off the Summer legislative season in both chambers. With the exception of a week off for Independence Day, the House is scheduled to be in sessio

WASHINGTON, DC – Growing flowers is one of my passions. Each spring I wait with longing for May because my lilacs and peonies bloom and fill the house with sweet perfume. This May held anticipation of another sort with two trips to Washington D

WASHINGTON, DC – As I leave DC after attending the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) 2019 Legislative Conference/lobbying week, I feel cautiously optimistic—which says a lot after making the trip each year for the past decade. We

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa) introduced legislation that would build upon last year’s IFR and ESRD/DMEPOS Final Rule. The new bill would: Make permanent the rural relief after 2