By Michael Nicol, senior director of membership services (excerpt from Wednesday in Washington, July 27) Faced with the very real and serious consequences of this latest round of reimbursement cuts, and the frustration of having multiple unanimously approved bills come up centimeters short of the goal line as the clock ran out, you are understandably numb. No one could blame you for wanting nothing more than to retreat, lick your wounds, and consider waving the white flag and making a graceful...

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The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) has launched a new initiative to survey medical professionals and other individuals in the caregiving continuum to measure the impact of recent Medicare reimbursement cuts on seniors, as well as people with disabilities and chronic conditions.  This survey comes in response to requests from home medical equipment (HME) companies for a comprehensive program to better document new challenges medical professionals face in getting equipment for...

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All suppliers encouraged to participate in this Cost Study which will include multiple categories under threat by competitive bidding. Today a national survey opened for suppliers to provide their fixed and variable costs for furnishing the services associated with supplying durable medical equipment. This Cost Study survey comes just one week after the highly disappointing news that Congress did not successfully pass the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act. Now it is paramount...

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MORE INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION SOUGHT TO MAKE STRONGER CASE FOR AUDIT REFORM WED, JULY 6, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC Results are in from the most recent HME Audit Key survey. The latest round of results including ADRs from October 1, 2015 thru March 31, 2016, show the following: Preliminary data on MAC prepayment audits shows interestingly high approval rates – based upon the current group of participating suppliers, 69% of completed MAC prepayment audits nationwide, were paid upon...

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Patients will pay the ultimate price for unsustainable rates and should have a voice in advocating for fairer policies. People for Quality Care is helping organize and amplify the voices of beneficiaries, family caregivers, and clinicians to Congress. Currently the group is focused on garnering Congressional support for a joint solution to Medicare’s competitive bidding program by July 15. “Patients and family caregivers are already facing enough challenges as it is—the political...

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