What are your legislative priorities? That's what the Committee to Save Independent HME Suppliers aims to find out. The newly formed group sent a survey last week to all state, regional and national industry associations and member organizations for input in figuring out "the majority position of the industry" that it will advance through lobbying and public relations efforts. "We hope every HME organization supports this survey and helps us get it out to their members," said David Petsch, owner of Petsch Respiratory in Martinez, Ga., and managing director of CSI:HME, in a release. "We want to be as inclusive as possible in determining the message."
Among the survey's questions: Do you support passage of H.R. 2373 to repeal the 36-month cap on home oxygen payments? Do you support an oxygen reform plan that removes home oxygen from the DMEPOS benefit into a separate provider status category? CSI:HME said more specific surveys in the coming weeks will be used to gather details on topics including the effects of the oxygen cap on patients, DMEPOS reform, competitive bidding and fraud. The current survey is available at FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=1ou56qsdhtk1sfd587984.