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American HomePatient Reports Year-End Results
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--American HomePatient reported a slight decline in 2004 revenue and net income last month, attributing the drop to a cut in Medicare reimbursement for inhalation drugs. The drugs make up about 12 percent of the company's revenue....
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Provider Reaction Mixed on 2005 Home Oxygen Fees
BALTIMORE--Providers who had braced for big reimbursement cuts expressed quiet relief last week when Medicare announced it is reducing home oxygen fees by an average of less than 9 percent. Last year, an HHS Office of Inspector General report had recommended cuts of up to 20 percent....
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U.S. Marshals Seize Vail Beds
TOLEDO, Ohio--U.S. Marshals have seized Vail Products' enclosed beds, which the Food and Drug Administration says have trapped and killed patients....
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Senators Raise Concern over Medicare Claims Appeal Transfer
WASHINGTON--Members of the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees Medicare, have raised concerns over plans to transfer Medicare claims appeals from the Social Security Administration to the Department of Health and Human Services....
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PaperPak Reorganizes
SAN DIMAS, Calif.--Led by 3i Group, the majority investors behind adult incontinence manufacturer PaperPak have decided to hold their shares and see the company through a restructuring. ...
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Mobility NCD Expected This Week
BALTIMORE--The HME industry can expect CMS to roll out major components of new wheelchair policy early this week, a CMS spokesperson told HomeCare Monday....
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Medicare Reimbursement for Xopenex Soars
BALTIMORE--Respiratory drug providers found that Medicare fees for Xopenex will shoot up 33 cents a dose, as CMS released its second-quarter Part B drug fees last Friday....
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Judge Offers Final Ruling in CMN Case
REDDING, Calif.--After eight months of waiting, HME owner Tom Lambert of Maximum Comfort--who won a favorable preliminary ruling last year in a suit contending a CMN is sufficient proof for supplier reimbursement--received a final ruling March 7....
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Mississippi Medicaid Saved from Insolvency
JACKSON, Miss.--In a special session March 13, Mississippi lawmakers passed legislation to borrow money from the state's tobacco trust fund to keep its Medicaid program afloat....
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NCART Fly-In Draws Crowd
WASHINGTON--It's not every day the HME industry can get five lawmakers and 45 congressional aides to leave their offices and walk over to an adjacent office building to learn about rehab equipment....
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RAMP: CMS Must Resolve Mobility Documentation Issue
BALTIMORE--In establishing new coverage criteria for mobility equipment, CMS must detail what documentation requirements will be accepted as a "definitive determinant of medical necessity" before implementing new coverage policy. ...
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