ALEXANDRIA, Va. (March 13, 2020)—A bipartisan coalition in Congress has introduced the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, legislation designed to ensure Medicare patients have access to Part B home infusion medications.

By Liz Carey

In its July 11, 2018, proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pitched new lead item pricing as a measure to improve the competitive bidding program, saying the change would greatly reduce the complexity of the bidding process and the burden on suppliers since they would no longer have to submit bids for numerous items in a product category.

The American Association for Homecare has release a brief synopsis of DME references within President Obama's 2016 budget, released Monday. According to the statement below, there are two references: one addressing reimbursement and competitive bidding, and one regarding changes to the face-to-face requirement. Read AAHomecare's statement below and download the full budget. HC

WASHINGTON (Jan. 26, 2015)—Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced measurable goals and a timeline to move the Medicare program, and the health care system at large, toward paying providers based on the quality, rather than the quantity, of care they give patients.