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WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 31, 2017)—CMS today announced plans to consolidate all rounds and areas included in the competitive bidding program for DME into a single round of competition to be known as Round 2019. The Round 1 2017, Round 2 Recompete, and National Mail-Order Recompete contract periods for all product categories will all continue through December 31, 2018. Round 2019 contracts will take effect on January 1, 2019, and run through Dec. 31, 2021.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 30, 2017)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) is calling on the contractors administering TRICARE military health plans nationwide to reprocess claims for home medical equipment for the last six months of 2016 on account of provisions in recent health care legislation affecting Medicare reimbursement rates.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (January 30, 2017)—STEPS Home Care rings in the New Year by celebrating their five-year anniversary in Westchester County. During the past five years, STEPS has assisted over 750 clients to find compassionate and attentive caregivers allowing them to safely remain in their homes. The business milestone also coincides with STEPS fulfilling their goal to create job opportunities in the Westchester area.
LENEXA, Kan. (January 30, 2017)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc. (Mediware or Company), a leader in software for health care and human services providers, announced in late December that TPG Capital, the global private equity fund of leading alternative asset firm TPG, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the company from private equity firm Thoma Bravo.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 27, 2017)—The HME Audit Key is a free web-based survey the American Association for Homecare developed in response to a lack of data and information provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the impact the audit programs are having on HME Suppliers.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (January 26, 2017)—ARI Network Services, Inc. has scheduled its next round of HelpForce Live! educational webinars, titled, “4 Marketing Tactics Not to Waste Your Money On.” The series is designed to help dealers learn how to optimize their marketing strategy by weeding out ineffective tactics and focusing on those that provide the best return on investment.