Tag: Legislative
NSM joins AAH
March 29, 2018HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - National Seating & Mobility has joined AAHomecare as a bronze corporate partner. NSM says the partnership is representative of the provider's ongoing commitment to public policies that protect access to manual and power complex wheelchairs and mobility related products. “We have been impressed by the scale, capability and effectiveness of AAHomecare in representing the critical areas of our industry,” said Bill Mixon, CEO of NSM. “With specialists on staff...
Stakeholders key up for small legislative window
September 18, 2015Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - It's game time for the HME industry, with stakeholders expecting a bill to “fix” the nationwide expansion of bid pricing to drop in the next few weeks.
“We've got a very small window,” said Tom Ryan, president and CEO of AAHomecare. “Our providers across rural America have been very vocal this summer. (They don't want to) wake up to see an overnight decrease of 45%.”
The bill, drafted by Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., would provide a 30%...
MHA launches advocacy website
March 18, 2015HME News Staff
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Managed Health Care Associates, which owns The MED Group, has launched a website dedicated to legislative advocacy, it announced March 17. The website, www.cqrcengage.com/mha, provides members with the ability to communicate with their federal and state legislatures about issues affecting their companies and industries. It also features information about bills that have been introduced in Congress that will affect long-term care, home infusion and specialty pharmacies, and DME...