OLD FORGE, Penn. (May 8, 2018)—Golden Technologies announces the launch of live web chat service to assist retailers and consumers with their questions. Golden chose Facebook Messenger as their platform because it is familiar to the general public and is user-friendly.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 7, 2018)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) has retained Brown & Fortunato, P.C., a Texas-based law firm with a national health care practice, to provide a range of legal and advisory services. Longtime HME advocate Cara Bachenheimer, who is set to join Brown & Fortunato on June 1, will be taking a leading role in this engagement, providing General Counsel support on regulatory, legislative and Association governance fronts.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (May 7, 2018)—Numotion has partnered with CareCredit, a health care credit card, to offer customers a solution for any out-of-pocket expenses. CareCredit offers promotional financing for transactions greater than or equal to $200, that includes no interest if paid in-full within 12 months, or an additional option for reduced APR with equal monthly payments for up to 24 months.
Recent stroke care developments may be encouraging
OLD FORGE, Penn. (May 7, 2018)—Golden Technologies launched a new product in their power lift recliner division: the PR514 MaxiComfort with Twilight cradle technology. The company describes the product as a luxury power recliner with a patent-pending, three-motor mechanism.
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A brief review of recent hospice news.
By Liz Carey
(May 4, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1692-P) that would update the Medicare hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2019. As proposed, hospices would see an estimated 1.8 percent ($340 million) increase in Medicare payments for FY 2018.
Highlights of the proposal include physician assistants serving as attending physicians, effective January 1, 2019.