ORLANDO, Fla. (October 16, 2017)—The 2017 NCPA Digest, sponsored by Cardinal Health, was unveiled today at the National Community Pharmacists Association’s Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida. The annual benchmarking survey finds that independent community pharmacies continue to strengthen and expand the scope of services they offer patients while absorbing lower reimbursements for dispensing prescription drugs.
EXETER, Penn. (October 16, 2017)—Pride Mobility Products and Quantum Rehab®offered approximately 20 students with disabilities an opportunity to be mentored by career professionals in various fields at Pride and Quantum during Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) 2017 on Wednesday, October 11, at the company’s Duryea facility.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (October 13, 2017)—Lynda Scully, MassHealth DME program manager announced a public hearing on October 31 for comments on proposed regulation and fee schedule changes at the HOMES fall membership meeting last week. HOMES was informed that the public hearing has been delayed. As soon as it has been rescheduled, HOMES will inform members.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 12, 2017)—Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) has been working on legislation to provide relief for non-CB areas and address the “double-dip” cuts on oxygen; you can see a draft of the legislation here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 11, 2017)—Industry advocate and leader Gary Sheehan, president and CEO of Massachusetts-based Cape Medical Supply, will be honored as the recipient of the 2017 Van Miller Homecare Champion Award at the upcoming Stand Up for Homecare reception on October 24, in Atlanta.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 11, 2017)—For the third quarter of 2017, the average processing time for the third level of Medicare appeals is 1,082 days, or almost 3 years. This is a 41-day increase in the wait time at the Administrative Law Judge level (ALJ) since earlier this year and a 205-day increase from last year. In addition, as of July of this year, the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) has published that the overturn rate of appeals at the ALJ is 28.3 percent.
WINTER PARK, Fla. (October 11, 2017)—HomeCare Connect, which manages the quality and cost of home health care, durable medical equipment and home modifications in workers’ compensation, has appointed Bob Schmidt as national vice president, sales management. Schmidt directs the company’s national sales programs and leads its sales force.
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (October 11, 2017)—Always Best Care Senior Services announces that Carlos A. Martinez Jr. has opened Always Best Care of McAllen.
Located at 108 N. Jackson Road, Suite 22 in Edinburg, Texas, the new agency provides senior care in McAllen and the surrounding communities of Mission, Edinburg, Sharyland and Pharr. Martinez operates the business alongside general manager, Marina De Leon.
