Policy Change Marks an Important Win for CRT Providers and Patients Who Depend on Highly Specialized Mobility Products The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 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.  Congress has twice passed legislation delaying the application of bidding derived pricing, including a six-month...

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The American Association for Homecare today released a briefing paper designed to assist home medical equipment leaders nationwide in their efforts to engage state Medicaid directors on future Medicaid rate-setting deliberations involving home medical equipment.   The new briefing paper, States Should Not Accept Flawed Medicare Rates, has been developed in the wake of new provisions in 21st Century Cures legislation (CURES) that will begin limiting the federal contribution for home...

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On May 22, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously passed the 21st Century Cures legislation, the goal of which is to foster healthcare innovation. The bipartisan support reflected in the 51-0 vote in favor of the bill came after lawmakers hashed out an agreement on ways to offset its estimated $13 billion cost. While the Cures bill has strong support in the House, it does not appear to have the support needed to pass in the Senate. Over the previous week, as the Committee considered...

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