Tag: Protez Foundation
In brief: Omnibus bill, Performant contract, Cardinal CFO
December 23, 2022HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers have passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus legislative package that will keep the government funded through September.
A draft of the bill included two major HME policy priorities: an extension for the 75/25 blended Medicare rate for non-CBA/non-rural suppliers through the end of 2023; and the prevention of across-the-board 4% Medicare cuts for 2023 and 2024 that would have been triggered by the application of provisions in 2010 “PAYGO” budget legislation.
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Protez Foundation, OneStep partner on remote care platform for Ukrainian amputees
December 21, 2022HME News Staff
NEW YORK and MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Protez Foundation, a non-profit helping Ukrainian children, soldiers and civilians get free quality prosthetics in the U.S., has partnered with OneStep, an innovative platform for digital physical therapy that turns a smartphone into a clinical-grade motion analysis lab, to provide remote care for patients. “For months, we have been doing prosthetic operations, fittings and treatment plans and then sending patients home with no way to track their progress...