Tag: Money Follows the Person
In brief: CPAP preferences shift, Belluscura snags gov’t contract, CMS invests in home care
April 8, 2022HME News Staff
NEW YORK – HME providers expect to shift an average of 58.4% of their Philips Respironics flow generator purchases and an average of 30.2% of their mask purchases to other companies due to the recall, according to the first quarter HME Sleep and Oxygen Survey from Needham.
That’s up from the 56% and 23.1%, respectively, reported in the third quarter survey.
“ResMed should gain market share over the (next 12 months),” the survey states. “Respondents...
Sec. Becerra: ‘Everyone deserves opportunity to live at home’
April 4, 2022HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS will offer more than $110 million to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MPF) program.
The new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) makes individual awards of up to $5 million available for more than 20 states and territories not currently participating in the MPF program. The funds will support initial planning and implementation to get new programs off the ground to ensure more people with Medicaid...