Tag: Guardia Medical
In brief: 2021 fee schedule, health care spending, Medtrade West
December 18, 2020HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Non-competitive bidding areas will see a slight decrease in Medicare reimbursement, based on the 2021 fee schedule CMS released last week.
Rural areas will see a decrease of about 0.2% and non-rural areas will see a decrease of about 0.5%, according to an analysis of the top 25 HCPCS codes by AAHomecare.
CMS will continue to apply the CARES Act relief rates in rural and non-rural areas, resulting in rates in non-rural...
Guardia Medical donates PPE
December 17, 2020HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – Guardia Medical, a manufacturer of PPE, is donating 100,000 face masks to charities and foodbanks, including 36,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of America. As many states go into further lockdowns, Guardia Medical is prepared with sufficient inventory to help companies get back to work when businesses reopen, it says. "The U.S. economy has taken a mighty blow over the last eight months and our goal is to help it get back on its feet,” said David Lowe, director...