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AAHomecare Stresses Coverage Policy Issues in Meeting with White House Domestic Policy Council on Ventilators
March 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare’s Tom Ryan, Jay Witter, and Kim Brummett (L-R), along with the Association’s General Counsel, Cara Bachenheimer of Brown & Fortunato, met with members of the White House Domestic Policy Council for an open an
Loan Closet Agreement With Hospital
March 23, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – A “loan closet” is the same thing as a “consignment arrangement”…which is the same thing as a “stock and bill arrangement.” A DME supplier can have a loan closet with a hospital, physician, wound care center, and ot
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Medtrade Spring Exhibitor WellSky Partners with Chapters Health + State Association Calendar
March 17, 2019
LENEXA, KS – WellSky, a health and community care technology company backed by TPG Capital, has partnered with Chapters Health System to deploy and develop its web-based electronic health record (EHR) technology solutions. Chapters Health and i
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General Healthcare
CVS and Walgreens “Concept Stores” Are Honing in on DME
March 17, 2019
HOUSTON – In an attempt to turn their stores into “health service hubs,” the two largest pharmacy chains in the U.S. (Walgreens and CVS) are remodeling stores to resemble doctors’ offices. According to an Associated Press article by M. Sp
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Free In-Home Care Approved by the OIG
March 17, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – The federal Civil Monetary Penalties (“CMPs”) prohibition forbids offering any remuneration to federal health care program (“FHCP”) patients if a provider knows or should know that it is likely to influence the patient’
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Worn Down, But Not Out
March 16, 2019
BARBOURSVILLE, WV – I know we are all worn down by CMS, but we cannot just lay down and expect to survive. Just like many of you, I own an HME company, and I am overwhelmed just trying to keep up with orders, employees, regulatory rules, consta