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  • Develop a Long-Term Strategy

    A focus on short-term issues can help secure future success
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  • Congressional Recess

    An opportunity to share the negative impact of Medicare bidding program
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  • Five HME Retail Mistakes

    Follow through on benchmarks to help your business grow
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  • HME Industry Q&A with John G. Beard, Alacare Home Health & Hospice

    HC: How have Medicare’s reimbursement changes affected the Home Healthcare industry? JB: Since Medicare established the Home Heath Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) on October 1, 2000, Home Health Agencies (HHAs) have been subjected to annual adjustments based on amendments to the law along with regulatory changes. The National Episodic Reimbursement Rate is about the same amount today as it was in 2000 and the Case Mix Weight adjustments have become more restrictive in terms of addressing the needs of older, frailer Medicare patients who have an adequate Home Health Care Benefit to address all their homecare needs. Medicare is now seeking to address the problems that have resulted from a system that has incorrectly addressed the management of chronic conditions via an acute care, institutional…
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  • Squeezing Profits

    Retail sales tighten the market on compression products
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  • Bracing for Prosperity

    Retail offers a clear path to success in orthopedic softgoods
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