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Legislative/Advocacy
DME Represents 1.35% of Medicare Spending
January 22, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Health and Human Services released the latest 2020 Medicare expenditures data, reporting that DME accounts for 1.35% ($11.2 billion) of total Medicare spend. In the past ten years, total Medicare spending ro
Pride Mobility Signs On For Medtrade West
January 22, 2022
Illinois Bill to Repeal Breast Pump Sales Tax Introduced SPRINGFIELD, IL – According to AAHomecare, a subgroup of the Breast Pump Policy Coalition has engaged lobbyists in Illinois to assist with repealing the sales tax for breast pumps. Efforts a
Products Added to Face-to-Face Encounter and WOPD List and Required Prior Authorization List
January 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – On January 13, 2022, CMS published the HCPCS codes that will be added to the list of products that require a face-to-face encounter and written order prior to delivery (WOPD) as well as the HCPCS codes added to the list of prod
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Legislative/Advocacy
Media Campaign Highlights Value Of HME And Need For Market-Based Reimbursements
January 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – In April 2021, AAHomecare started work on a sustained earned media campaign focusing on the essential, high-value care that HME provides and underscoring the critical need to support our industry. Over the past nine months, tho
Rights of a DME Supplier Under a Medicare Advantage Plan
January 15, 2022
AMARILLO, TX – This article discusses the federal laws that address the steps a DME supplier can take when it concludes that a Medicare Advantage Plan (MAP) is taking steps that violate the contract between the supplier and the MAP, or steps th
Supreme Court On Vaccinations; Apria Acquisition; PHE Extension
January 15, 2022
Supreme Court Rules On Mandatory Vaccinations WASHINGTON, DC – As reported by AAHomecare, the US Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Emergency Temporary Standard (OSHA ETS) as litigation contin