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HME Audit Key: How to Share Your Data and Support the Campaign to Fix Medicare Audits
April 26, 2016
Categories: Blog
The new data submission period, for the 1st Quarter of 2016, is now open. Suppliers can go to HMEAuditKey.org to register; participation is free – you just need one of your organization's NPIs and respective 5-digit zip code to register and get started. The HME Audit Key survey provides reliable and representative data that clearly demonstrates the burdensome nature of audits, in terms of volumes, overturn rates, and company resources required to...
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The Fight for Better HME Policy Is Up to You
April 20, 2016
Categories: Blog
Now is the time to step up and get involved with the legislative process. We need members of Congress to understand what is at stake for the HME community, and we need members of that community to help explain it to them. The American Association for Homecare is urging all providers to join us on Capitol Hill as we fight to replace the current competitive bidding program with a functional and transparent pricing system and work to simplify the stream...
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Senate Finance Committee Leadership Urges CMS to Delay Next Round of Rural Cuts
April 19, 2016
Categories: Press Releases
IMPROVEMENTS TO BENEFICIARY ACCESS MONITORING EFFORTS ALSO SOUGHT TUE, APRIL 19, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have asked the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) to delay the next round of bidding-derived reimbursement cuts for rural and non-bid areas for an additional twelve months and to disclose specific indicators the agency is using to monitor possible beneficiary access issues under the Medicare bidding program for home medical equipment. In...
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NFIB Endorses Competitive Bidding Rural Relief and Bid-ceiling Fix Legislation
April 18, 2016
Categories: Press Releases
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has released a letter of support for S. 2736, the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act of 2016. NFIB is an influential advocacy group representing 325,000 small and independent business owners nationwide, and their endorsements carry significant weight on Capitol Hill. Their letter cites the high proportion of home medical equipment providers that are small businesses, and the high level of service these companies...
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First Round of Audit Key Data Shows Overall Percentage of New Patients Subject to MAC Audits at 12%
April 14, 2016
Categories: Press Releases
1ST QUARTER 2016 DATA SUBMISSION PERIOD OPENS APRIL 15 The results are in from the first round of data collection from AAHomecare’s HME Audit Key. From the initial survey round, covering Fourth Quarter 2105 data, we find that: The percentage of Medicare new patients subject to MAC Prepayment Audit averaged 12% across several categories. The Hospital Beds, Support Surfaces & Manual Wheelchair category saw the highest audit rate at 22%; at the lower end of the scale,...
