How you can self-advocate with videos & People for Quality Care
10/04/2017Editor’s note: Kelly and Lisa wrote this for end users. As HME providers, this is a great tool that you can use to inform your patients and customers to advocate for themselves and, in turn,...
View ArticleNew meaning to home for the holidays
12/18/2017Home for the holidays takes on many meanings this time of year. Families and friends gather from near and far to celebrate the season with loved ones. Stories shared. Songs sung. Food and...
View ArticleTenacity pays off in 10 states, and counting
03/19/2018In December 2016, Congress passed wide-ranging healthcare legislation popularly known as the Cures bill that expedited the implementation of a requirement that the federal portion of Medicaid...
View ArticleJudge getting impatient with HHS over massive ALJ backlog
04/06/2018I recently wrote an article entitled "Court Says No Recoupment Until After ALJ Hearings." This article was about a court decision in which the judge said that recoupment of an extrapolated...
View ArticleIt’s time to double down
05/10/2018Advocacy efforts are on the rise, as we near the Washington Legislative Conference on May 23-24 and the industry pushes for relief for non‐bid areas, structural reforms to the competitive...
View ArticleCan CMS freeze SPAs without contracts?
10/29/2018In the recent ESRD Proposed Rule, CMS conveyed their intent to freeze reimbursement in Competitive Bid Areas (CBAs) using the single payment amounts (SPAs) when the program ends on Dec....
View ArticleYour tires are flat, but only on one side
12/06/2018Imagine you are having a problem with your car. You need it looked at, so you take your car to an expert to get it checked out at and diagnosed. You know you have problems with your car, but...
View ArticleWhat are the surety bond requirements for DME?
01/14/2019Several million Americans rely on Medicare as their main source of health insurance coverage, particularly those over the age of 65. Through Medicare, several options are available for how...
View ArticleWhat’s new about the DME competitive bidding program? Everything!
05/06/2019Bob Dylan probably didn’t have durable medical equipment (DME) in mind when he sang “The times they are a-Changin.” But that memorable refrain could easily apply to Medicare’s DME competitive...
View ArticlePrior auth for Group 2 support surfaces squeezes hospital discharges
05/30/2019With CMS launching a new mandatory prior authorization program for group 2 support surfaces in July, suppliers are understandably concerned about accommodating patients with immediate needs...
View ArticleOne last signature needed
07/02/2019In today’s world, navigating the insurance industry can be difficult. It can be especially hard for those with complex disabilities. This group of people depends on complex rehab technology...
View ArticleHave questions about multi-function vents? Nick Macmillan has answers
07/29/2019What is a multi-function ventilator?CMS defines a multi-function ventilator as a single device that integrates a ventilator, portable oxygen concentrator, cough stimulator, suction and...
View ArticlePro-tip: Take advantage of covered document review process in Round 2021
08/06/2019Attention to detail is everything. History is full of examples when overlooking small details led to much larger problems. From the leaning tower of Pisa, which was built on soft ground...
View ArticleWelcome to National CRT Awareness Week
08/19/2019You probably can feel it in the air. You’re sensing that this is not just any ordinary day and you’re right. Since it’s Monday, we’ll help explain that feeling. Today, Aug. 19, is the first...
View ArticleUnderstanding capacity and demand: Tips for bidding in Round 2021
08/28/2019As we head into the final stretch of bidding for Round 2021 of competitive bidding, suppliers across the country are realizing just how different the program is now compared to the past.One...
View ArticleThe implications of AdaptHealth’s upcoming IPO
10/01/2019When AdaptHealth's plan to become a public company was announced in July, ears perked up throughout the HME industry. New IPO listings by DME providers are rare. That could change following...
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We follow Medicare guidelines, they say
11/13/2019Dan_Fedor.jpgMany Medicare beneficiaries are being enticed by celebrities on TV to select a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan over original Medicare fee for service (FSS) with all the standard...
View ArticleDistributors see home care as winning market
12/16/2019Medical supply distributors and manufacturers are turning their attention to the rapidly growing field of home health care. They are also realizing something that may come as no surprise to...
View ArticleMiriam Lieber’s 2020 checklist
01/10/2020A New Year’s Resolution is “a promise to do something differently in the new year,” according to Merriam Webster.For the HME industry, a few ways “to do something differently” in the new year...
View ArticleLeadership and clinical roles in pandemic response
03/04/2020The recent coronavirus pandemic is a good reminder that we should be planning now for the next pandemic. And the one after that. These events are matters of “when” they will hit, not...
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