Tag: S. 1294
Stakeholders need to ‘stay motivated’ on reimbursement relief
October 11, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON – It’s been a long year fighting to get Congress to move bills that would extend the 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rates in non-bid, non-rural areas, but the last few months of the year could provide the HME industry’s biggest opportunity yet, stakeholders say.
H.R. 5555 and S. 1294 would extend for an additional year blended rates that were first put into effect in March 2020 and subsequently extended through 2023 via an omnibus bill that passed through...
Lobbying for reimbursement relief is urgent, stakeholders say
August 4, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – With lawmakers back in their home districts for the August recess, industry stakeholders are pressing for grassroots activity, which will help set the stage for a big push for reimbursement relief in the fall.
The major ask at play: S. 1294, introduced in April by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., which would extend the 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rate for suppliers in non-rural, non-competitive bidding areas through the end of 2024.
“We’re...
Stakeholders: ‘Timing couldn’t be better’
April 28, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – Industry stakeholders head to the Hill next week armed with new reimbursement relief legislation in the Senate, and they’re angling to have legislation in the House of Representatives, too.
“Our goal was to get (the bill) accomplished in the first four months of the new Senate, so the timing couldn’t be better,” said Tom Ryan, president and CEO of AAHomecare.
AAHomecare is hosting 50 industry stakeholders from around the country in Washington,...
Senate bill introduced to provide reimbursement relief
April 27, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., have introduced S.1294, a bill that would extend the 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rate for suppliers in non-rural, non-competitive bidding areas through the end of 2024.
“This bill would provide an additional measure of relief and stability for non-rural, non-CBA suppliers and also have positive impacts on rates from other payers who are influenced by Medicare rates," said Tom Ryan, AAHomecare president...