Support Sought in Florida, New York & Oklahoma on Fast-Moving HME Legislative Initiatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 22, 2021)—AAHomecare’s payer relations team is working with state association leaders in Oklahoma, Florida and New York on legislation with potential major impacts for home medical equipment suppliers and patients. If you are located in one of these states, please weigh in on these rapidly moving issues as soon as possible, and encourage your friends and colleagues in those states to do so, as well.

Florida: The payer relations team has worked with FAHCS to build substantial support for a Medicaid rate floor and limits on self-referrals in the legislature—and are asking Florida stakeholders to make one more strong push this week to make sure our provisions are included in budget legislation package. Please call or email Florida legislative leadership and staff this week, since budget language may be finalized in the next few days. See messaging and leadership contacts here. 

New York: Strong advocacy from NEMEP and other New York stakeholders has helped move Medicaid rate floor legislation forward, as S.5118 was approved by the Senate Health Committee this week. If you are located in New York and have not yet contacted your legislators, please use the AAHomecare Action Center message to send an email in support of S. 5118 and its companion bill in the Assembly, A. 5368.

Oklahoma: OMEPA is part of a broad coalition of Oklahoma health care providers who are asking state legislators to prevent the adoption of a MCO model for Medicaid. Use the AAHomecare Action Center to urge legislators to put the brakes on another attempt to adopt a failed MCO approach in Oklahoma.