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Next HME Audit Key Data Submission Round Opens Jan 15
January 6, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – The HME Audit Key will transition from collecting data on a quarterly basis to a twice-yearly format, starting with the next data collection round, opening on January 15, 2018. AAHomecare officials believe the change to a twice
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AAHomecare in Action – 57% of Legislators Now Covered, But Significant Gaps Remain in Several States
January 6, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – As AAHomecare first reported in early December, the association’s State Leaders Council is working with state and regional HME associations, AAHomecare membership, and other stakeholder groups to identify a primary and secondar
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Resolve to Evolve
December 31, 2017
ATLANTA – Happy new year to all Medtrade and Medtrade Spring attendees, and to those who may be pondering show attendance in 2018. It’s hard to believe 2017 is behind us, but here we are. Last year was incredibly challenging for HME providers
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AAHomecare in Action – CMS Releases CURES-Related Reimbursement Guidance to State Medicaid Directors
December 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – As mandated in the December 2016 CURES bill, federal Medicaid reimbursement to states for home medical equipment cannot exceed what Medicare would have allowed for these items, in aggregate, beginning on January 1, 2018. Last w
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FODAC Seeking Donations for Hurricane Relief
December 31, 2017
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – Georgia-based Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC at www.fodac.org) is seeking donations for Puerto Rico and all three Virgin Islands. Items can be shipped to 4900 Lewis Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30083. E-mail Chr
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Study on Supplemental Oxygen Therapy Suggests Pressures on HME Sector Is Impacting Oxygen Patients
December 25, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Thoracic Society (ATS) recently released a study on the patient experience for home oxygen therapy that reinforces some of the findings of the recent HME Patient Access Study sponsored by AAHomecare. The ATS st