WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 8, 2015)—House legislation to address CMS’ plans to apply bidding-derived pricing outside of competitive bidding areas (starting January 1, 2016) has been introduced today by Reps. Tom Price (R-Ga.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) The new bill, HR 4185, the Protecting Access through Competitive-pricing Transition (PACT) Act, includes provisions that:

HomeCare Monday 12/07/2015

WESTLAKE, OHIO (December 3, 2015)—OxyGo, a leading supplier of portable oxygen concentrators (POC’s), is now offering for purchase a five-year warranty plan that’s one of the longest available in the industry. Traditional POC manufacturers offer only a one, two, or three- year limited warranty.

“This is extremely important news for POC providers,” said Jon Schultz, OxyGo director of sales.

ROME, New York (December 3, 2015) – Nunn’s Home Medical Equipment announced today that they will open a second location after 73 years of doing business solely based in Rome, NY on November 30, 2015. The second location was secured through the acquisition of Rothschild’s Home Health Care of Syracuse, NY with its 6,000 square foot location at 817 E. Genesee St, Syracuse, NY.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 2, 2015)—In 2014, per-capita health care spending grew by 4.5 percent and overall health spending grew by 5.3 percent, a study by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published today as a Web First by Health Affairs. Those rates are below most years prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act.