The HME Newswire Dec. 17, 2007
Senate breaks without passing Medicare bill-or more cuts to HME
WASHINGTON - The Senate planned to break for the weekend late Friday afternoon without passing any Medicare legislation, sparing the HME industry from further reimbursement cuts for a few more days and possibly much longer, said industry sources.
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CMS set to announce accreditation deadline
WASHINGTON - At long last, CMS plans to announce on Wednesday the deadline by which all HME providers who want to bill Medicare must become accredited.
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Second competitive bidding lawsuit filed
WATERLOO, Iowa - VGM Group and Last Chance for Patient Choice continued their judicial fight against national competitive bidding Friday by facilitating the filing of a second lawsuit, this time in Ohio.
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America comments on HME
NEW YORK CITY - Seventy-five readers submitted email comments to the New York Times discussion board related to the paper's Nov. 30 story, "Oxygen Suppliers Fight to Keep a Medicare Boon."
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Providers, oxygen patients weather ice storm
TULSA - A deadly storm that blanketed the Midwest with ice last week kept providers in the region busy delivering oxygen tanks to patients, nursing homes and even competitors who had lost power.
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