The HME Newswire March 10, 2008
AAH conference: Senators, economists, candidate address providers
WASHINGTON - A power-packed lineup of speakers headlined AAHomecare's Legislative Conference last week. They included, among others, two U.S. senators, a U.S. representative, three academic economists speaking on the folly on competitive bidding, a congressional candidate and the director of the Office of Management & Budget. Here are some of the event's highlights.
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Association launches anti-competitive bidding petition
WASHINGTON - The National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers (NAIMES) has launched an online petition to stop CMS from competitively bidding home medical equipment. On Friday, about 2,500 people had signed the petition.
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Home sleep test maker gets capital boost
PASADENA, Calif. - Sleep Solutions, a maker of home sleep test devices, received a $20.5 million boost in venture funding from TPG Biotechnology, the companies announced March 5.
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OIG: Some providers fall short of Medicare regs
WASHINGTON - The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report last week that states many HME providers in the Los Angeles area are not complying with certain Medicare standards.
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In brief: Competitive bidding, sleep, infusion and more
BALTIMORE - CMS has scheduled the next meeting of the competitive bidding advisory committee for June 16, just about two weeks before round one is slated to begin on July 1. The timing of the meeting has left members of the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC) feeling concerned and disappointed. One member even called the timing "ridiculous."
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