WASHINGTON--Reported in its newsletter last week, the American Association for Homecare said it will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight at a hearing on the Medicare national competitive bidding program.

Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., the subcommittee chairman, called for the hearing, which will include testimony from both CMS and representatives from the provider community.

AAHomecare is encouraging providers, patients and other industry stakeholders to attend the hearing, which has been tentatively scheduled for Oct. 31 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill.

For more information, contact AAHomecare's Alex Bennewith, senior manager, government affairs, at alexb@aahomecare.org.