Tag: Keep My Infusion Care at Home
Soleo Health helps to ramp up home infusion advocacy
May 24, 2017HME News Staff
MCKINNEY, Texas - Soleo Health, a national provider of specialty home and alternate-site infusion services, has joined Keep My Infusion Care at Home, an industry backed coalition that advocates for Medicare patients who are losing access to their treatment. Soleo Health has also authored a white paper that provides details on the impact of the 21st Century Cures Act on these patients. A provision in the act modifies the payment structure for certain infusion drugs under the Part B benefit, drastically...
Short takes: BioScrip, BOC, Mediware, NASP
February 8, 2017HME News Staff
BioScrip has joined Keep My Infusion Care at Home, a coalition formed in response to a change in the payment model for Medicare Part B home infusion drugs. The Denver-based BioScrip is a leading provider of infusion and home care management solutions�Staff members of the Board of Certification and Accreditation (BOC)are finalists for two Stevie Awards: Front-Line Customer Service Team of the Year and Business Development Professional of the Year. Finalists were chosen from more than 2,300...
Home infusion stakeholders: Fix the gap
January 27, 2017Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - Home infusion stakeholders want a fast fix for a payment gap that will limit patient access to therapy.The National Home Infusion Association spearheaded a Jan. 26 letter, with more than 170 signatures, urging lawmakers to take “quick action” to address the payment gap.“We can't waste any time,” said Ken van Pool, vice president of legislative affairs for the NHIA. “Without a fix in the near-term, it just spirals out of control over time.”As of Jan....
Home infusion stakeholders press for fix
January 26, 2017HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - More than 170 home infusion stakeholders signed a letter asking lawmakers to fix the “damaging” reimbursement gap created by the 21st Century Cures Act.
The letter, which was spearheaded by the National Home Infusion Association, has the support of home infusion providers, patient advocacy groups and healthcare systems, including the Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins and Northwestern.
“The home is a safe, cost-effective site of care for delivering high-quality infusion...