(3RD INSTALLMENT: HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS OVERCOME MAJOR STORMS TO HELP PATIENTS) Home medical equipment (HME) suppliers have a long track record of making sure their patients get the products and services they need during natural disasters.  August’s catastrophic floods in much of Louisiana provides the latest examples of the extraordinary efforts undertaken by companies to serve their communities in extremely challenging conditions. Apria Healthcare’s employees in...

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(2ND INSTALLMENT: HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS OVERCOME MAJOR STORMS TO HELP PATIENTS) Family Medical Supply is headquartered in Dunn, NC with 18 locations in the state.  While the sun rose to a clearing sky on Sunday morning, October 10, the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Matthew just a few hours before was only beginning to be realized.  "Roads were washed out in some places and completely gone in others," states Joey Tart who, along with his brother Billy, owns Family Medical...

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Home medical equipment suppliers have a long track record of making sure their patients get the products and services they need during natural disasters.  The recent catastrophic floods stemming from October’s Hurricane Matthew hitting the Carolinas, along with stories from the August severe flooding in Louisiana, provide compelling examples of the extraordinary efforts undertaken by companies to serve their communities in extremely challenging conditions. This remarkable effort outlined...

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MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RATES LESS THAN OVERALL COSTS FOR HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS, PUTTING SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AT RISK WED, OCTOBER 19, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC A study released today by the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) shows that Medicare reimbursement rates for home medical equipment cover just 88% of overall costs for companies providing this service.  The study, Analysis of the Cost of Providing Durable Medical Equipment to the Medicare...

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Let Us Know How Your Company Has Been Affected by the New Pricing Environment While Congress is no longer in session, AAHomecare continues to keep legislators apprised of the challenges HME providers are facing as we pursue legislative relief for these unsustainable prices. Thank you for continuing to relay your experiences to the association. Here are some excerpts from narratives providers have shared with us about their challenges and plans going forward: Illinois - During 2016,...

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