I Am the HME Industry – Ashley Wolfe Plauché
July 28, 2014
KNOXVILLE, TN – When Ashley Wolfe Plauché visited Rep Diane Black’s (R-Tenn) office earlier this year during the AAHomecare Legislative Conference, it was the continuation of a multi-year conversation. Thanks to previous visits, Black’s
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Rehab/Mobility
First Factory-Built Luxury Vehicle for People with Disabilities
July 21, 2014
SOUTH BEND, IN – Mobility Ventures, an AM General company, has launched the MV-1 LX, the first luxury vehicle in the United States designed and built exclusively for people with disabilities. Built at AM General’s Commercial Assembly
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Respiratory/Sleep
CMS Proposes Prior Authorization for CPAP
July 21, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – On May 28, CMS published a proposed rule recommending a prior authorization (PA) process for certain DME. The rule identified a “master list” of DME items—including CPAP therapy and respiratory assist devices (RADs)—whi
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General Healthcare
Road to Medtrade – Leadership Matters
July 21, 2014
ATLANTA – The upcoming Medtrade (Oct 20-23, 2014 in Atlanta) has an excellent line-up of speakers who will present programs addressing the most important topics faced by DME suppliers today. Every issue of Medtrade Monday, leading up to Medtrad
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Legislative/Advocacy
Pain at the Gas Pump
July 21, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – When the Middle East erupts, prices at the gas pump go up. The same is true when there is an oil rig explosion in the Gulf—or when a hurricane hits the coast. All of us feel the pain at the pump. The gas pump does not different
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Legislative/Advocacy
CMS Announces Competitive Bidding Recompete Plan
July 21, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – CMS has announced plans to “recompete” the DME supplier contracts awarded in round two of the Medicare DMEPOS competitive bidding program. CMS is required by law to recompete contracts under the program at least once every