WATERLOO, Iowa (May 10, 2016)—As part of an aggressive grassroots effort to advocate for the HME industry, VGM’s Government Relations team has been coordinating members to testify during the Small Business Administration’s regional regulatory fairness hearings.

House Letter Airs Concerns About Medicare Part B Drug Payment Demo
Dozens of House members wrote to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt asking that the Medicare Part B drug payment demo program be withdrawn. (Mary Ellen McIntire/Morning Consult)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2016)—As anticipated last week, the DME MACs collectively released revised coding and coverage requirements for ventilators in the Frequent and Substantial Servicing (FSS) payment category. The new guidance removes the imminent death criteria from the coverage, which is now applicable under the following conditions:

LA MESA, CALIF. (May 5, 2016)—In a move into the CPAP market, California-based Captive Technologies has announced plans for a new product line that extends its efforts to support dealer-providers with a full array of cash sale products in the respiratory space.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 5, 2016)—The long-awaited House competitive-bidding rural relief and bid-ceiling fix bill is expected to drop next week—a current working draft of the legislation can be found here; it is the House companion to S. 2736.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 5, 2016)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Round 2 Recompete and national mail-order recompete contract suppliers for Medicare’s Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program.