The following letter from AAHomecare is of critical importance to all HMEs who provide Medicare oxygen. If you want to find out what oxygen reimbursement could look like in the future, read on. —Mike Moran
The news coming out of Washington on healthcare reform keeps getting worse for HME. This little nugget of coal came in late Tuesday evening from AAHomecare:
A Senate Finance Committee document that lists revenue options for financing healthcare reform "targets Medicare home medical equipment payments for potential reduction in reimbursements but does not propose specific cuts," according to AAHomecare.
AAHomecare's board of directors has approved the 15-point plan for oxygen reform. That's the plan with the two last-minute additions to reclassify suppliers as providers and require cost reporting.
