New Oxygen Rates Take Effect April 1

March 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – CMS has published the April 2021 DMEPOS fee schedule with the new oxygen rates that excludes the application of budget neutrality. This new change shows 5%-11% increase in oxygen products across the country. Budget neutrality

State Association News – NEMEP, MAMES, and More

March 20, 2021
NEMEP (Northeast Medical Equipment Providers Association) The NEMEP Virtual Conference and Trade Show is scheduled to start tomorrow (March 23, 2021). Click Here for more information about the show or contact Beth Bowen, executive director of ACMESA,

Out-of-Network Supplier: Waiving Copayment

March 20, 2021
AMARILLO, TX – Historically, DME suppliers have billed CMS directly. This is known as “Medicare fee-for-service” (or “Medicare FFS”). Also, historically, suppliers have taken care of state Medicaid patients and have billed state Medicai

Cash-Based Expansion

March 13, 2021
DENVER – While much of the world hunkered down during the global pandemic in April 2020, Jake Broadbent (pictured) led an effort to buy You Can Home Medical, a retail-oriented HME in Denver, Colo. The new purchase included a move from Utah where Br

AAHomecare in Action – AAHomecare and NEMEP Push for Medicaid Rate Stability in New York

March 13, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare is working with the Northeast Medical Equipment Providers Association (NEMEP) to support new legislation requiring Medicaid MCOs in New York to reimburse DME providers at no less than 100% of the state’s published

Healthcare Stakeholders Turn Up the Heat on Medicare Sequester Legislation as Deadline Approaches

March 13, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – With the moratorium on the 2% Medicare sequester cuts currently set to expire on March 31, AAHomecare and our healthcare sector coalition partners have redoubled efforts to engage legislators in support of extending the pause o