Tag: Lou Gehrig's disease
ALS report urges better access to respiratory care
June 27, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have published “Living with ALS,” a report on improving the quality of care for individuals with ALS that includes specific recommendations to strengthen access to respiratory care.
The report includes a policy brief that urges CMS and private insurers to act quickly to expedite access to essential ALS medical and support services, including:
Requiring expedited (within 72 hours)...
At CHME, parallel tracks converge in ‘crazy coincidence’
February 1, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Provider Andrew Trammell didn’t know all that much about ALS when he met Dave Lloyd at a racing event in 2019 to raise money for the incurable disease, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, but he has since helped to raise more than $25,000 for Lloyd’s nonprofit, Racing for ALS, and forged a lifechanging friendship.
“I was admiring their race car, and I did notice they had Racing for ALS on their car and trailer,” said Trammell,...