The HME Newswire Dec. 10, 2007
Medicare legislation: HME at risk
WASHINGTON - Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Finance Committee, was shopping around a Medicare package to the House of Representatives last week, and although the "details are still sketchy," it appears to include a severe cut to home oxygen therapy.
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Manufacturers raise prices on standard products
YARMOUTH, Maine - As expected, some HME manufacturers have begun to raise prices on standard products to offset an increase in the cost of doing business in China.
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CMS does an about-face on ATP requirement
WASHINGTON - The Program Safeguard Contractors (PSCs) last week eliminated their requirement that independent assistive technology practitioners (ATPs) must conduct evaluations for certain power wheelchairs beginning April 1. That decision lifts a huge weight off the shoulders of providers.
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No pain, no gain: Providers cut costs to maintain profits
YARMOUTH, Maine - In the face of dwindling reimbursement, providers are casting about for any and every way to reduce operating expenses as they grapple with the new hand dealt by Medicare.
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In brief: Apria, Lyncore, Next, F&P, Respironics
LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Apria Healthcare has completed its $350-million acquisition of Coram, the company announced Dec. 3.
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