WASHINGTON (March 14, 2014)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) announced the creation of a new digital communications campaign aimed at driving consumer awareness about the painful and disheartening problems associated with Medicare reform mistakes that are restricting consumers’ access to home care medical equipment, services and supplies.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (March 17, 2014) —Millions of Americans, including breast cancer survivors and individuals battling leg edema and ulcers, suffer from lymphedema. A new strategic alliance between Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of health care products, and Devon Medical Products, a global medical device manufacturer, will provide more people will have greater access to medical devices that treat this condition.

ATLANTA & LAS VEGAS (March 11, 2014) —Brightree, a provider of cloud-based clinical, billing and business management software solutions for the post-acute care industry, unveiled at its new brand, reflecting the organization’s broadening investment in technology and services across the post-acute care sector of health care.

BALL GROUND, Ga. (March 10, 2014) —CAIRE, a provider of respiratory care products for the home health care industry, announced the release of the SeQual eQuinox portable oxygen concentrator (POC). The SeQual eQuinox is a new, advanced transportable POC, with numerous new features to satisfy both patient wants and provider needs. The eQuinox delivers clinical benefits you have come to expect from the SeQual Eclipse POCs, and now includes additional user enhancements.

WASHINGTON (March 21, 2014)—The American Association for Homecare and the VGM Group applauded Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA.) and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) for urging CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to refrain from further action to expand Medicare’s bidding program. CMS published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (CMS-1460-ANPRM) entitled Medicare Program: Methodology for Adjusting Payment Amounts for Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS

WASHINGTON (March 19, 2014) —To help prepare for the IDC-10 transition on Oct. 1, 2014, Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI), in conjunction with CMS, is asking for volunteers to conduct limited end-to-end testing July 21-25. A sample of 32 participants for each DME MAC will be selected from the volunteers to provide a representation of DME provider, claim, and submitter types. To be considered for the test, complete the volunteer form by March 24.