Medtrade 2017 Registration is On

July 3, 2017
ATLANTA – Registration for Medtrade, the Fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, is officially open. The show will once again be held in its familiar home at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, from Oct 23-25, 2017. 

AAHomecare in Action – One Down, Three to Go

July 3, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – Now that advocates have secured a win in one of the four areas that AAHomecare and Congressional champions have identified as policy priorities, three significant issues remain: • Long-term structural fixes for the competitiv

Joint Venture With Hospital

June 26, 2017
AMARILLO, TX – A “joint venture” arises when two or more individuals own something together. For example, if my friend (Mark Higley) and I open a frozen yogurt stand called “Mark’s and Jeff’s Frozen Yogurt,” then a joint venture is

Strong Legislative Conference Showing Helps Power Sign-on Letter

June 26, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – As we noted in last week’s alert, 154 House members signed on to a letter asking HHS & CMS leadership for action on HME policy priorities, including reforming the competitive bidding program.  In addition to having m

CMS Exempts CRT Accessories from Bidding-Derived Pricing

June 26, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – CMS announced last week that accessories for group 3 power Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) mobility products will continue to remain exempt from the application of competitive bidding derived pricing for Medicare beneficiaries.&

A Chat with the Chairman

June 26, 2017
SILVER SPRING, MD – Steve Ackerman (pictured), CEO of Spectrum Medical, Silver Spring, Maryland, took over as chairman of the American Association for Homecare Board of Directors at the recent AAHomecare legislative conference. As an advocacy v