NCPA Multiple Locations Conference
ATiA 2018
Digital Health Summit
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (November 2, 2017)—National Community Pharmacists Association CEO B. Douglas Hoey, Pharmacist, MBA, has issued the following statement in response to the final report of the President’s Commission on Combatting the Opioid Crisis:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 1, 2017)—The nation’s leading home health organizations, including the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (Partnership), the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and ElevatingHOME, commend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for not finalizing the proposed Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) in the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) Proposed Rule for CY 2018.
WATERLOO, Iowa (November 1, 2017)—MAMES (Midwest Association for Medical Equipment Services) has announced the expansion of its home modification accessibility committee to include companies throughout the nation.
—Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 1, 2017)—Thanks to strong outreach efforts by the HME community, legislation providing relief for rural/non-bid area suppliers spearheaded by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa) has garnered 49 original co-sponsors. This is a very strong number of original co-sponsors, eclipsing the 40 original co-sponsors for last year’s legislation on the rural relief issue, H.R. 5210.
