The Jurisdiction A DME MAC will discuss Medicare and oxygen rules in two breakout sessions at the Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers annual meeting next week.
In late February, the DME MACs issued a new billing and payment policy for wheelchair repairs based on standardized labor times that left providers with a number of questions.
HME organizations urge stakeholders to lobby their members of Congress about competitive bidding and the 36-month oxygen rental cap.

President Barack Obama now has his team to help him achieve health care reform, one of his biggest goals.
If the circumstances around you heighten concern about your business, focus your concern in the right places.
Employees must understand various roles to create sales success.

There are valuable lessons to learn when we explore the real truth about DME fraud and malfeasance.
Frank Mobility Systems' push-rim power assist system e.motion M15; Naturs Design's cpap mask liner RemZzzs; Covidien's bilevel Sandman Duo; and more.
On Jan. 1, 2009, the KE modifier hit the HME stage. Since then, this little modifier has been causing some providers a lot of anxiety and stress.

Injured and disabled U.S. veterans, some of the most respected and honored Americans, may not live the same life they led before going to war. But with the availability of home medical equipment and education, the trauma of a VA enrolled veteran's life-changing injury can be eased.
The ups and downs of this industry probably give you more white knuckles than any roller coaster ever could.
While facing HME industry challenges is tough, providers said, they also said they plan to move their businesses forward — although in very different ways.