Tag: 75/25 blended rates
Funding package moves forward without DME relief
December 18, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Provisions to restore Medicare 75/25 blended rates in non-bidding, non-rural areas are not a part of the end-of-year legislative package released late Tuesday, according to a bulletin from AAHomecare.
The measure to keep the government funded through mid-March 2025 is on track for a House vote tonight and Senate consideration by Friday.
Industry stakeholders have been working all year to build support for its priority legislation, H.R. 5555 and S.1294, which would...
In brief: Industry’s warning, Philips’ lawsuit, AdaptHealth’s results, NSM’s potential sale
August 6, 2024HME News Staff
ARLINGTON, Va. – The now expired 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rates served as a lifeline for many HME companies in non-bid, non-rural areas and immediate intervention is needed to preserve this infrastructure that allows individuals to manage their medical needs at home, according to a new report from AAHomecare.
The report is based on a recent survey that found an overwhelming 93.5% of respondents have had to make difficult operational changes in response to the expired rates...
Industry survey issues warning
August 6, 2024HME News Staff
ARLINGTON, Va. – The now expired 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rates served as a lifeline for many HME companies in non-bid, non-rural areas and immediate intervention is needed to preserve this infrastructure that allows individuals to manage their medical needs at home, according to a new report from AAHomecare.
The report is based on a recent survey that found an overwhelming 93.5% of respondents have had to make difficult operational changes in response to the expired rates...
Survey: ‘This is putting us in the red’
July 25, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The expired 75/25 Medicare blended reimbursement rates in non-bid, non-rural areas is affecting business operations and the ability to serve patients and communities, according to a national survey from AAHomecare.
The association is still analyzing survey results, but it shared some of the open-ended responses in a recent bulletin:
Reimbursements are so low now that it is hard to keep up with expenses and payroll. We may have to close. Medicare Advantage...
AAH: Keep the message alive
May 16, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare is calling for stakeholders to be a “force multiplier” to the more than 140 meetings that were held on Wednesday with lawmakers and their staff on the need to extend 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rates in non-rural areas.
The meetings took place as part of a fly-in organized by AAHomecare and attended by nearly 60 industry leaders.
“The message is simple: Ask your senators and representatives to reach out to leadership in their...
AAHomecare: Fly-in can be ‘difference maker’
May 10, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – Industry leaders are headed to Capitol Hill on May 15 to “rile up” lawmakers on the need to pass legislation extending 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rates in non-rural areas.
While the industry’s efforts to pass reimbursement reform have received bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, the blended rates have not been included in recent spending bills.
“We've continued to talk to House and Senate leadership in the committees,...