Bill to Repeal DRA Oxygen Cap Introduced In Senate
Washington Provisions in the Deficit Reduction Act that cap Medicare oxygen rental at 36 months would be repealed under legislation introduced in the
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HomeCare staff Meg Herndon and Hannah Wolfson were joined by writers Kristin Easterling and Gail Short to tell these stories. Tamara Davie’s photo on page 32 was taken by Ursula Hope Photography.
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HME Advocate Schwarz Defeated in Michigan Primary
Lansing, Mich. Michigan Rep. Joe Schwarz, considered a champion for HME after authoring a bill to prevent home oxygen cuts, lost his House seat in the -
Major Respiratory Players Form Oxygen Coalition
Washington A week after CMS announced its plans to reshape Medicare reimbursement for home oxygen, a group of 11 respiratory providers and manufacturers -
CMS Provides Medicaid Funding For Home, Community Care
Washington CMS will give states $1.75 billion over five years to allow elderly and disabled Medicaid recipients to live in the community rather than in -
CMS Scales Back Quality Standards
Baltimore CMS whittled more than 100 pages of proposed requirements down to 14 in its final version of Medicare supplier quality standards released last -
Manufacturers Say PMD Product Classification List is Inaccurate
Baltimore Stakeholders said a new power mobility product classification list released by the SADMERC is riddled with errors, but they are hopeful that -
Accreditation Central
Medtrade 2006 September 19-21 Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta It's a given. If you want to do business with Medicare, mandatory accreditation is -
Industry Critical of New Power Mobility LCD
Columbia, S.C. Stakeholders said they are concerned that in an effort to save Medicare dollars, the final local coverage determinations for power mobility -
Kick Off the Show With What You Need to Know!
With one of the most comprehensive educational programs yet, Medtrade 2006, set for the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, will offer sessions -
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As many as 33 million Americans are affected by incontinence, 85 percent of whom are women.Source: Simon Foundation & National Association for Continence