NHIA conference wraps up
By HME News Staff
Updated 11:10 AM CDT, Wed April 9, 2025
WASHINGTON – The National Home Infusion Association says its annual conference, March 29-April 2, saw increased attendance and 150 companies participating in its expo. Highlights and developments from the conference include:
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The first-ever Infusion Suite Experience, which led more than 350 attendees through six stations in a simulated infusion suite on the show floor. This interactive learning opportunity asked attendees to identify deficiencies and then reviewed the applicable infusion suite standards.
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New trendlines and insights on the future of the infusion market and the NHIA’s key initiatives, including an analysis of claims data showing areas of growth, such as immune globulins—the fastest growing category in home infusion therapy—as well as areas for future advocacy efforts. For example, the decreasing number of providers working in parenteral nutrition (16% per year) and increasing cost of preparing the formula (200% over the past 8 years) are the basis for the association’s commercial payor outreach and exploration of value-based care models.
Medicare Advantage plans, a growing segment of the payor mix for anti-infectives (14.5% in 2022 compared to 19% in 2024) underscores the need for revamped home infusion coverage as outlined in the newly reintroduced Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act.
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