AAHomecare Applauds Medicaid Rate Increase WASHINGTON (May 12, 2023) -- Today, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) applauds a 7.5% Medicaid Fee Schedule rate increase for Florida home medical equipment providers, the companies that set-up and service patients' homes with medical equipment like ventilators, oxygen equipment and respiratory devices, power wheelchairs and more. This marks the first such reimbursement rate increase in 23 years. "This rate bump will protect access...

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For Immediate Release          April 1, 2022 Integra Commits to Further Investments to Support HME Community Integra Partners is expanding its support for the HME community as the latest company to join AAHomecare at the Diamond Corporate Partner level, as well as through an investment in in the industry-led DMEscripts e-prescribing platform. Since its founding in 2005, Integra Partners has been recognized as a thought leader on durable medical...

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    Lake Court Joins as Corporate Partner to Help Strengthen HME Advocacy Lake Court Medical Supplies, Inc. is excited to be a Bronze Corporate Partner with AAHomecare. This partnership shows Lake Court Medical’s continued support for improved policies and common-sense reform in our industry. “For three decades we have lobbied alongside AAHomecare and other industry groups for the provider community” said Charlie Elliott, President & CEO of Lake Court...

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For Immediate Release – January 10, 2022 Parachute Health Is Latest AAHomecare Diamond Partner      DME ePrescribe company Parachute Health has reaffirmed its commitment to the provider community as AAHomecare’s newest Diamond-level corporate partner. “We’re gratified to see another highly regarded company step up their support for high-impact DME public policy efforts at a critical time for this industry,” said Tom Ryan, AAHomecare president...

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       Access to Intermittent Catheter Urological Products and Services Specific to Patient Need Critical for Improved Health Outcomes Washington D.C. – Stakeholders representing health care providers and end users with medical needs developed a white paper to educate payers and state Medicaid programs on the types of intermittent catheter products and services needed to successfully manage an individual’s urinary retention needs in a home-based setting to...

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CHEST and AAHomecare release Oxygen Toolkit for patient and clinician use The American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST) and The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) are releasing an Oxygen Toolkit supporting individuals who require supplemental oxygen and clinicians who prescribe supplemental oxygen to their patients. Featured on the Oxygen Therapy pages of the CHEST Foundation website, the toolkit includes four components: Complete Oxygen Therapy Guide -- find it here An...

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DMEscripts Announces Strategic Partnership Across Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Industry to Accelerate e-Prescribe Adoption Alliance to Help DME Industry Scale Digital Prescribing Process for Prescriber, Patient and Supplier Sept. 08, 2021 -- Leaders of the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) industry announced today the formation of DMEscripts LLC, an independent e-prescribe company dedicated to improving the patient, prescriber and provider experience by eliminating inefficiencies and reducing...

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Washington D.C. – Stakeholders representing health care providers and end users with medical needs developed a white paper to educate payers and state Medicaid programs on the types of products and services needed to successfully manage an individual’s bowel and bladder needs in a home-based setting to achieve the Triple Aim of improving patient experience and health outcomes while reducing overall cost.    An estimated 725,000-1,000,000 individuals in the United States are...

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AAHomecare Statement on the Confirmation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) congratulates Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on her confirmation as CMS Administrator. Her experience in roles at CMS, HHS, and on Capitol Hill provide a solid foundation for her work leading Federal healthcare programs that support the health and well-being of millions of individuals in every community in America. AAHomecare and the home medical equipment (HME)...

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AAHomecare Joins Coalition Effort to Extend CARES Act Medicare Relief Suppliers Encouraged to Reinforce Message on Capitol Hill AAHomecare has joined a coalition of 34 major healthcare groups asking Congress to extend the moratorium on the 2% Medicare “sequestration” cuts through the duration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).  Congress paused these cuts as part of broad-based COVID-19 relief granted in the CARES Act in March, but only through December 2020. In...

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