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AAHomeCare Update

Updates from the American Association for Homecare on advocacy, regulation and industry priorities affecting HME providers.

  • Future Homecare Priorities, Challenges Discussed After Omnibus Bill Passes

    Competitive bidding, e-prescribing, MA on the DC docket
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  • Challenges Remain for Competitive Bidding Program Advocacy

    Recent gains won’t slow down industry leaders
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  • A Year of Managed Care Care Rate Reductions

    Catching up with AAHomecare’s efforts to clarify Medicaid Cures claims
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  • Meeting New Challenges in HME

    AAHomeCare Update
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  • Persistence, Credibility and Collaboration

    While the challenges facing the home medical community remain daunting, I am more convinced than ever that our industry has the ability to survive and thrive in the coming years—but only if we continue to work together as we have this past year. 2015 started off with a significant legislative win on the competitive bidding program, as we passed binding bid legislation that will help keep less-serious bidders from artificially depressing bid prices, and will require winning bidders to fulfill their obligations. Even getting common-sense and budget-neutral legislation like this passed required extensive D.C.-based and grassroots lobbying efforts spanning two congressional sessions, before finally passing as part of a package of health care legislation and being signed into law in April. As arduous as this…
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  • The Moment of Truth on Audits

    AAHomecare has been to the Hill, CMS, GAO, OIG and everywhere in between, speaking passionately about the problems with Medicare audits and how they are crushing an industry already under pressure. Out there on the front lines of this battle, the most frequent response from policymakers comes in the form of a question: “Do you have any data to back up your statements?” “Can you show me with numbers how this is affecting your industry?” That is the moment of truth, because we do not have any data and we cannot numerically show how this is affecting our industry. The industry must be able to demonstrate the burdensome nature of audits, in terms of both volume and overturn rates. If we cannot accurately detail how…
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  • Legislative Conference Sees Progress Through Unity

    More than 150 HME leaders gathered at the AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference, May 20-21, to stand together and educate Congress about the issues impacting HME. Consumer Groups Bring Their Perspectives New this year at the conference was a panel discussion featuring leaders from consumer groups with whom AAHomecare frequently collaborates. The panel featured: Alexandra Bennewith (United Spinal Association), Aimee Bulthuis (COPD Foundation), Kelly Buckland (The National Council on Independent Living), Madonna Long (Pride Mobility Products), Patrick Wildman (The ALS Association). Anna McDevitt, Laboratory Tactical Consulting and Save My Medical Supplies, served as moderator. Conference attendees also got exclusive access to big names that are directly impacting home care policy, including senators and congressmen. In Their Words Providers such as Jim Spellman of Homecare Medical in…
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  • Legislative Conference Sees Progress Through Unity

    More than 150 HME leaders gathered at the AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference, May 20-21, to stand together and educate Congress about the issues impacting HME. Consumer Groups Bring Their Perspectives
    Read More →: Legislative Conference Sees Progress Through Unity

  • Fight for the Future of HME

    Speaking at AAHomecare’s “Washington Update” at Medtrade Spring almost two months ago, I reported on recent legislative successes by noting that the credibility and influence of the Association is at an all-time high on Capitol Hill, and that we have more champions in Congress today than we’ve ever had.
    Read More →: Fight for the Future of HME

  • 5 Ways to Support HME

    Grow your competitive advantage by supporting our industry
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  • Reaching Further

    It’s time to involve consumer advocates in the struggle over competitive bidding
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  • Four Reasons Collaborating Can Benefit AAH and CMS

    It is time to press the reset button.
    Read More →: Four Reasons Collaborating Can Benefit AAH and CMS

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