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PHE Extension Maintains Broad Range of Positive Impacts for HME
August 2, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – The renewal of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration for another 90-day term means that reimbursement rate relief delivered through the CARES Act and relaxed regulations/requirements granted by CMS, state Medi
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House CB Delay Sign-on Letter Garners 101 Signatures
August 2, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – The Congressional sign-on letter urging CMS to delay the Competitive Bidding Program in light of the current COVID-19 Public Health Emergency closed with 101 House members endorsing a delay. The result is especially impressive
Closed Insurance Panel: Responsive Steps
August 2, 2020
AMARILLO, TX – The DME industry, as we know it today, began in the 1970s. Because DME suppliers primarily serve the elderly, the industry has always been dependent on Medicare. Historically, the DME industry was a Medicare fee-for-service (“F
Better Communication by Necessity
August 2, 2020
ALBANY, GA – Fostering good communication within a multi-location DME company can be challenging in the best of times. Toss in a global pandemic, and questions quickly outpace answers. Tyler Riddle (pictured), CEO of Albany, Ga.-based MRS Homecare
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Maven of the Midwest
July 26, 2020
DULUTH, MN – Any foray into HME journalism eventually requires a spelling lesson, particularly when it comes to the last name of “Schafhauser.” As executive director of the Midwest Association of Medical Equipment Services (MAMES), Rose Schafha
Outsourcing Resupply: Prochant Offers “Smart Solution”
July 26, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — HME providers with successful programs are open to outsourcing, partnering with resupply outreach vendors, and engaging with their patients, reports Prochant. Outsourcing resupply programs may be one key to their success. Accordin