Tag: National Home Infusion Association (NHIA)
NHIA announces innovation finalists
March 26, 2025HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Home Infusion Association has announced the finalists for its 2025 Exhibitor Innovation Award, which recognizes groundbreaking products or services that advance the home and alternate site infusion industry. The finalists are:
Avoset by Eitan Medical – an ambulatory infusion system to leverage Bluetooth and NFC communication to support programming via a PC-based programming tool.
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NHIA annual conference: Deep dives, immersive experience and insider view
February 21, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Organizers of this year’s National Home Infusion Association Conference have created an event with a diverse array of educational sessions packaged for busy health care providers, says COO Jennifer Charron.
Over the past two years, the association has focused on submitted topic ideas, reflecting the interests of members and attendees. This year, across five tracks there are dozens of sessions on everything from AI to new drug launches to hybrid work environments.
“There's...
Stakeholders work on new home infusion bill
January 31, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – Stakeholders, with feedback in hand from the Congressional Budget Office, are working with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to modify previous bills to improve Medicare’s home infusion benefit.
Among the potential changes in play: Folding in payment for supplies with the services payment, says Connie Sullivan, president of the National Home Infusion Association.
“That eliminates an extra payment, but it also structures the benefit more comparably...
NHIA seeks board members
December 31, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Home Infusion Association is accepting applications for members of its board of directors. Board members serve three-year terms as representatives for their NHIA member organization. Seats are open only to provider members and are assigned at the organization level. Seats are currently available for one national provider (multi-site organization with 20 or more locations), one hospital provider and two at-large providers (any type). Companies that are interested...
In brief: Reimbursement relief, MA guardrails, Numotion pilot
December 6, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – More than 30 leading patient advocacy organizations have weighed in with congressional leadership to support including provisions from H.R. 5555 and S. 1294 in any legislative package that moves before the end of the year, AAHomecare reports.
In a Dec. 2 letter from the ITEM Coalition, the groups assert that the expiration of 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rates on Jan. 1, 2024, has resulted in a “crushing blow to DMEPOS suppliers and providers, threatening...
Analysis: NHIA’s changes could save billion-plus
December 5, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – An independent analysis by Magnolia Market Access estimates that changes proposed by NHIA to the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act to expand Medicare Part B home infusion therapy services coverage to anti-infectives and to bundle payments for disposable supplies with the services payment would generate significant savings for Medicare. On the IV anti-infective policy, Magnolia provides two savings estimates based on the magnitude of patients that would migrate from...
NHIA welcomes Melinta Therapeutics to advisory council
December 2, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va., and PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The National Home Infusion Association has announced that Melinta Therapeutics, a commercial-stage company providing therapies for acute and life-threatening illnesses, has joined its Future of Infusion Advisory Council (FIAC). The strategic advisory group, which is comprised of manufacturing and service companies invested in the home and alternate site infusion industry, works with association staff and the board of directors to address critical issues,...
Infusion stakeholders send new letter
November 13, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A group of more than 35 patient and stakeholder groups are calling on Congress to address Medicare beneficiary access to home infusion services.
In a letter to lawmakers, the groups urge congressional leaders to advance the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (S. 1976/H.R. 4104), which would include pharmacy services as part of the home infusion therapy benefit under Medicare and cover everything from assessments to drug preparation and compounding...
Recent IV shortages call for real fix, stakeholders say
November 8, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – A recent shortage of intravenous solutions underscores the need to address the fragile supply chain for infusion therapy solutions, says Connie Sullivan of the National Home Infusion Association.
While flooding in September halted production of intravenous solution bags at the Baxter International plant in Marion, N.C., chronic shortages of IV solutions, enteral formulas and other products are an ongoing concern, she says.
“This patient community has...
NHIA urges more steps in addressing IV solution shortage
October 16, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The National Home Infusion Association believes more needs to be done to minimize the impact on patient care and ensure equitable access to life-savings IV therapies after flooding halted production at the Baxter International plant in Marion, N.C. In a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the association wrote: “As the leading voice for the home and alternate site infusion community, we write to share our concerns and offer recommendations...