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

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

M&A Predictions For 2022

January 15, 2022
NEWTOWN, PA – Last week, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) veteran Jonathan Sadock talked about the “unexpectedly strong” M&A activity that characterized much of 2021. “Based on the run-up of activities we saw in December 2021, there i

VGM’s Jim Walsh Retires as General Counsel

January 8, 2022
WATERLOO, IA – Jim Walsh, general counsel of VGM Group, Inc. has retired. However, Walsh will remain involved with VGM as an advisor to the senior leadership team and chairman of the board of directors. Walsh was the first investor in VGM when it w