The HME Newswire Feb. 11, 2008
Sen. Roberts: Avoid 'perfect storm' for home oxygen
WASHINGTON - Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., voiced concerns with the home oxygen reductions outlined in President Bush's 2009 budget during a Finance Committee hearing last week. He also voiced concerns with national competitive bidding.
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NCART Web site now offers Medicaid data
WASHINGTON - NCART this month added a Medicaid section to its Web site that lists fee schedules, coverage policies and court cases by state. The section includes direct links to state documents, ensuring their timeliness, the organization stated in a release.
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Legal wrap-up: Beware these dangerous pitfalls
YARMOUTH, Maine - As providers look to gain an edge over competitors in the marketplace, they need to be very careful not to run afoul of Medicaid and Medicare rules and regulations. No great revelation there, but it continues to happen. Here are few things industry attorneys are seeing more and more of in the field. Their advice to HME providers: Beware.
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Earnings: Apria, Invacare, ResMed
LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Apria Healthcare last week reported revenues of $452.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, a 15.7% increase from the same quarter of 2006. Net income was $25 million for the fourth quarter this year compared to $21.4 million for the same quarter last year.
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In brief: Start using NPIs, Drive settles
BALTIMORE - Starting March 1, claims without a National Provider Identifier
(NPI) number will not be paid, CMS warned recently. Claims with both an NPI and a Medicare legacy number will be rejected if the pair is not found on Medicare's NPI crosswalk. Providers who have been successfully submitting claims with both numbers should submit a few test claims with just their NPI. Now is also a good time to correct any crosswalk data that may prevent successful claims submission.
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