Tag: Beth Bowen
Providers ‘feel heard’ in Florida
February 27, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Members of the Florida Alliance for Home Care Services (FAHCS) hit the state capitol in late January to talk up a budget request from the state Medicaid program for a 5% reimbursement increase for DME.
The Agency for Health Care Administration’s request will need to be worked into the governor’s budget and, ultimately, passed by the legislature.
“The visits were very positive across the board,” said Beth Bowen, executive director...
Beth Bowen: ‘I always say I do not know everything’
October 1, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
At an annual summer meeting in August, members of the Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association turned the tables on Executive Director Beth Bowen, honoring her for 30 years of service leading state and regional associations.
“It was so heartwarming they even paid attention to it,” said Bowen. “It underscores the feeling of family within the association.”
ACMESA was formed in 2016 when the Virginia Association of Durable Medical Equipment Companies...
ACMESA hosts successful event
August 26, 2021HME News Staff
WRIGHTVILLE BEACH, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association (ACMESA) held its two-day Summer Meeting on Aug. 18-19. Among the happenings at the event was the presentation of the inaugural Tart Advocacy & Leadership Award to its namesakes, Billy and Joey Tart, and the presentation of a plaque to Beth Bowen, executive director of ACMESA, recognizing her achievements leading and managing ACMESA and other associations for 30 years. The event also included training and education...
On the state front lines
May 5, 2020Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - Rose Schafhauser and Beth Bowen both manage multiple state and regional HME associations and had to cancel popular events in the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was a difficult decision, but soon after, Schafhauser and Bowen were consumed with being a clearinghouse for COVID-19 information in multiple states. Here's some of what they were experiencing in late March.
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With different states taking different approaches to business closures,...
Board taps Bowen to lead NEMEP
April 11, 2017HME News Staff
ALBANY, New York - Just months after New York and New Jersey decided to combine their state HME associations, they have announced new leadership.The board of directors of the Northeast Medical Equipment Providers association (NEMEP) has chosen Beth Bowen, who already leads state HME associations in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, as their new executive director.“NEMEP is very lucky to have such a distinguished and energetic professional at its helm,” Kim Voelker, the...
N.C., Va. groups merge
January 27, 2017Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
CARY, N.C. - The move by two state associations to form one regional association follows larger industry trends of consolidation.
In November, the Virginia Association of Durable Medical Equipment Companies (VADMEC) and the North Carolina Association of Medical Equipment Services (NCAMES) combined to form the Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Suppliers (ACMESA).
“We've been talking about it for some time and finally pulled the trigger,” said Beth Bowen, who was the executive...
HME providers score win in North Carolina
December 15, 2016HME News Staff
RALEIGH, N.C. - Blue Cross Blue Shield Of North Carolina announced Dec. 13 that it will not update current fee schedules with the 2017 rates recently released by CMS. Because the decision is in conflict with its current policy and current contracts with DME providers, a contractual amendment will be mailed in early to mid-January, with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2017. It will continue to use the January 2016 rates until further notice. "Our association has worked hard over the years maintaining...
Va., N.C. move to regional association
November 4, 2016HME News Staff
CARY, N.C. - The Virginia Association of Durable Medical Equipment Companies (VADMEC) and the North Carolina Association of Medical Equipment Services (NCAMES) have combined to form the Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Suppliers (ACMESA). The executive director of both associations, Beth Bowen, made the announcement on twitter on Nov. 3. Bowen owns an association management company named TayCar, Inc. Bowen also leads the Florida Association of Home Care Services (FAHCS) and, earlier this year, she...
Tennessee: ATHOMES names new exec
January 22, 2016Tracy Orzel
Beth Bowen got her start composing newsletters for the North Carolina Association for Medical Equipment Services in 1991. Now she's the executive director of four state associations: NCAMES, the Virginia Association of Durable Medical Equipment (VADMEC), the Florida Alliance of Home Care Services (FAHCS), and, as of January, the Association for Tennessee Home Oxygen & Medical Equipment Services (ATHOMES). HME News recently spoke to Bowen about juggling four sets of issues.
HME News: With four...
North Carolina: NCTracks fix spells relief
April 24, 2015Liz Beaulieu, Editor
RALEIGH, N.C. - Billing for patients with both Medicare and Medicaid got a little easier on March 1 for HME providers in North Carolina.A glitch in NCTracks, the system that processes claims for the state's Medicaid program, meant providers had to manually correct rental claims for these so-called dual eligibles.“It's money that we had tied up in A/R, and extra cost and time, that we won't have anymore,” said Craig Rae, owner of Penrod Medical Equipment in Salisbury.A fix to the system,...