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AAHomecare Delays Medicaid Cuts Meant To Pay For 21st Century Cures Bill
May 28, 2015
Categories: Press Releases
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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Mal Mixon to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at AAHomecare Legislative Conference
May 7, 2015
Categories: Press Releases
AAHomecare will be honoring Invacare founder Mal Mixon with a Legislative Advocate Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2015 Washington Legislative Conference, May 20-21, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Mixon, who retired as chairman of the board in December, is well known for his active role in developing and defending the home medical equipment (HME) industry during his tenure at Invacare. Mixon will continue to serve as a member of the board until May of 2016. According to Tom Ryan, AAHomecare...