AAHomecare Doubles Down on State Advocacy Efforts

February 10, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – Over the past two-plus years, AAHomecare has partnered with state and regional HME association leaders and other stakeholders to forestall reimbursement cuts and limit narrow network arrangements with Medicaid and MCO payers ac

Where Does the Industry Go from Here?

February 2, 2019
WATERLOO, IA – Ok…The industry now has had time to digest the ESRD Final Rule and its impact. Where does the industry go from here? The good news is that there is a two-year gap period before the next round of Bidding (until Dec. 31, 2020). T

AAHomecare Comments on Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Rule

January 26, 2019
AAHomecare recently submitted comments on the CMS’ proposed rule on Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care (CMS-2408-P).  AAHomecare’s comments cover a range of issues related to reimbursement, MLR standards, network

AAHomecare Re-Engages Capitol Hill on HME Legislative Priorities

January 25, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – While the budget impasse and government shutdown continue to dominate the headlines, AAHomecare is continuing our engagement with our champions on Capitol Hill and staffers on House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over

Access Problems Continue

January 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – For those of us who work with Medicare beneficiaries on a daily basis, there is no doubt that timely access to quality medical equipment has been compromised by the competitive bidding program that was suspended, in its broken

Aggressive Advocacy and Education Efforts Helped Stop or Limit Medicaid Rate Cuts in 29 States

January 13, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – On Dec. 27, 2017, CMS released guidance related to 2016 CURES bill provisions that mandated that federal Medicaid reimbursement to states for HME could not exceed what Medicare would have allowed for these items, in aggregate,