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Registration is Now Open for the Washington Legislative Conference 2017
March 27, 2017
Categories: Press Releases
HELP US BUILD THE FUTURE OF HME MON, MARCH 27, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC Each year the HME community comes together in Washington, D.C. to advocate and strengthen relationships in Congress. It is a critical gathering, made stronger by greater numbers of participants demonstrating how important our relatively small share of the Medicare budget is to the entire healthcare continuum. While we made progress in 2016 convincing more members of Congress that current Medicare rates for DME aren’t...
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Legislation Introduced for CRT Accessories Has Strong Bipartisan Support
March 9, 2017
Categories: Blog
Legislation to prevent the application of bidding-derived pricing for CRT accessories was introduced in the Senate and House last week. The legislation is needed due to CMS' attempt to apply competitive bid program pricing to CRT accessories effective January 1, 2016. Congress has twice passed legislation to delay this measure, most recently through provisions in the CURES bill that hold off bidding-derived rates until July 1, 2017. The Senate bill, S. 486, introduced by lead sponsors...
