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Special Alert March 20, 2008
CMS Announces Round One Pricing
Mar 20, 2008 1:36 PM
In a late afternooon press conference, CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems announced new payment rates resulting from the first round of Medicare DMEPOS competitive bidding....
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Headline News May 12th, 2008
Stark Says He'll Try to Block Competitive Bidding
May 12, 2008 11:20 AM
WASHINGTON--At a Tuesday afternoon hearing convened by the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, sentiment swung to HME as Chairman Fortney “Pete” Stark, D-Calif., said he would try to stop competitive bidding. ...
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Washington Action Reverberates at Medtrade Spring
May 12, 2008 11:19 AM
LONG BEACH, Calif.--Medtrade Spring attendees expecting a somber show and bleak industry forecast instead were re-energized last week when industry efforts in Washington, D.C., took a turn for the better. ...
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CMS Forges Ahead with Rollout of Round One
May 12, 2008 11:18 AM
BALTIMORE--While the industry's efforts to stop competitive bidding continue to pick up steam, so does CMS' implementation of round one, set to take effect July 1. ...
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More Bad News from the CBO
May 12, 2008 11:17 AM
WASHINGTON--According to an advisory sent Tuesday, a number of people have reported receiving an email proported to have been sent from the Congressional Budget Office....
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Braff Group: 'Dramatic' Rise and Fall in M&A Deals for HME
May 12, 2008 10:45 AM
PITTSBURGH--A recent report from merger-and-acquisition specialist The Braff Group reflects the effects of both competitive bidding and the Deficit Reduction Act's 36-month oxygen rental cap on the HME market. ...
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Pilot Program Tests Personal Health Records
May 12, 2008 10:42 AM
BALTIIMORE--Last week, CMS announced details of a new project encouraging Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of Internet-based resources to track health care services and communicate with their providers. ...
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Keeping Fingers Crossed
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM,
By Denise H. McClinton
There is a popular song out that repeats the phrase, Here we go again. For mobility providers, that could be a mantra. Except this time, the challenges...
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An Agent for Change On the Local Level
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM,
By Denise H. McClinton
These days, it is clear HME providers have to get involved in the legislative process if there is to be any change in the restrictive policies that continue...
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