154 LAWMAKERS ASK HHS & CMS TO ADDRESS BIDDING PROGRAM & OTHER HME PRIORITY ISSUES More than one-third of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives have come together to ask Federal regulators to enact policy reforms to protect Medicare beneficiary access to essential home medical equipment (HME) products and related services.  In their letter to leaders of the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 154 House members affirm...

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(3RD INSTALLMENT: HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS OVERCOME MAJOR STORMS TO HELP PATIENTS) Home medical equipment (HME) suppliers have a long track record of making sure their patients get the products and services they need during natural disasters.  August’s catastrophic floods in much of Louisiana provides the latest examples of the extraordinary efforts undertaken by companies to serve their communities in extremely challenging conditions. Apria Healthcare’s employees in...

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MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RATES LESS THAN OVERALL COSTS FOR HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS, PUTTING SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AT RISK WED, OCTOBER 19, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC A study released today by the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) shows that Medicare reimbursement rates for home medical equipment cover just 88% of overall costs for companies providing this service.  The study, Analysis of the Cost of Providing Durable Medical Equipment to the Medicare...

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