WASHINGTON (May 12, 2015)—During the week of July 20 through 24, 2015, a final sample group of providers will have the opportunity to participate in ICD-10 end-to-end testing with Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and the Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) contractor. CMS is accepting additional July volunteers from May 11 through 22, 2015.
WASHINGTON (May 13, 2015)—Congressman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, chairman of the Ways and Means subcommittee on health, has announced that the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Improving Competition in Medicare: Removing Moratoria and Expanding Access.”
AAHomecare is pleased to announce that Robert Steedley, president of Barnes Healthcare Services and chairman of the AAHomecare board of directors has been formally invited to appear before the Committee.
The hearing will take place on Tuesda
SOMERSET, PA – May 8, 2015 – A recent market research study, conducted by DeVilbiss Healthcare, reveals what product attributes are important to home care providers when considering 5 Liter Concentrators:
Failure rate (36.09 percent), price (25.53 percent), warranty (19.43 percent), energy savings (11.05 percent) and maintenance tools (7.9 percent).
Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2015)—AAHomecare will be honoring Invacare founder Mal Mixon with a Legislative Advocate Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2015 Washington Legislative Conference, May 20-21, 2015, in Washington, D.C. U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH), will present the award at the conference reception on Wednesday night.
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WASHINGTON—On April 30, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1629-P) that would update fiscal year (FY) 2016 Medicare payment rates and the wage index for hospices serving Medicare beneficiaries. The proposed hospice payment rule reflects the ongoing efforts of CMS to support beneficiary access to hospice care.