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Local Businesses Across the Country Weighing Options in Anticipation of July 1 Cuts
June 30, 2016
Categories: Blog
Just a day away from the July 1 cuts, AAHomecare is receiving information from from suppliers across the country who are faced with tough business decisions that will hurt patients. Sandwich, Massachusetts As a result of Medicare's application of competitive bidding-derived prices in rural markets, Cape Medical Supply, Inc. in Sandwich, Mass. announced they will no longer accept new patients on Nantucket Island. As the only respiratory care provider for this market, Gary Sheehan,...
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Clock is Ticking for Home Medical Equipment Providers
June 21, 2016
Categories: Blog
C.N.Y. Medical Products is one of many home medical equipment (HME) companies in New York, and across the country, who did not receive a contract in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) competitive bidding program. “We have a large retail store and when Medicare customers come in we have to turn them away. It makes no sense!” says Lynn Komuda, vice president of C.N.Y. Medical Products in Syracuse. “I have a sense of shame having the equipment right in front of them...
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We Can and Must Do Better!
June 16, 2016
Categories: Blog
Guest columnist Susan Biener Bergman, is a physiatrist in Massachusetts who has been in practice for 31 years and offers a unique perspective on competitive bidding and watching her patients’ health decline and time tested resources slowly disappear. Her call to members of Congress—We can and must do better! My patients are people with multiple chronic conditions, including paralyzing disease or injuries. I have known some since their original injuries dating back decades....
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Deadline for Rural Relief Legislation Enters Final Month
June 7, 2016
Categories: Blog
The HME community is apprehensively counting down until July 1, the deadline for implementation of phase II of CMS’ flawed competitive bidding process to non-Competitively Bid Areas (CBAs). Congress must act now to stop the spread of bidding to additional rural areas and keep this program from further decimating the home medical equipment safety net that supports some of our most vulnerable patient populations. Why Is This Program Detrimental? Phase I of...
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GAO Report Lays Foundation for Congress to Ensure Access to Complex Rehab Technology for Individuals with Significant Disabilities
June 6, 2016
Categories: Press Releases
NEW CUTS DEMONSTRATE CRITICAL NEED FOR LEGISLATION STOPPING APPLICATION OF BIDDING-DERIVED RATES FOR CRT—H.R. 3229 AND S. 2196 MON, JUNE 6, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC A newly released GAO report, “Medicare: Utilization and Expenditures for Complex Wheelchair Accessories,” was presented to Congress on June 1, 2016, just 30 days before prices derived from CMS’ flawed bidding program for home medical equipment are set to take effect for specialized complex rehab technology...
