Accredited Medical Equipment Providers of America
07/27/10 - RESPONSE TO OUTRAGEOUS CLAIMS ABOUT HME INDUSTRY PDF Print E-mail
Amepa News
Written by Rob Brant   
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 00:00

After nearly two weeks of pushing and calling for a factual retraction regarding outrageous comments about the Medical Equipment Industry by Commentary Mike Thomas, the Orlando Sentinel has finally printed one editorial response that corrects Mr. Thomas accusations and lies. The Sentinel claims they will release another that will clarify the situation with competitive bidding from the providers' perspective, but that has yet to be released.

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07/09/10 - Unrealistic DME bid rates are half of internet and chain pharmacy sale prices. PDF Print E-mail
Amepa News
Written by Sean Schwighammer   
Friday, 09 July 2010 00:00
Ten years ago, proponents of Competitive Bidding in DME tried to create an argument that, "You can walk into a Walgreens and buy the same equipment for half of what Medicare purchases it for.

Now with the DMEPOS Bidding program's re-bid rates, the reverse is true.

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03/04/10 - CMS answers why Competitive Bidding is an anti-fraud measure PDF Print E-mail
Amepa News
Written by Rob Brant   
Thursday, 04 March 2010 15:38

Washington, D.C. - For me, the most impressive part of AAHomecare's Legislative Conference is the open forums they schedule with senior Washington staff and top Medicare officials. This year was no exception as CMS Director Jonathan Blum faced a skeptical crowd, during the "Inside the CMS Luncheon" at the Capital Hilton.

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06/03/10 - Action Alert: Urge your landlord to support HR-3790 PDF Print E-mail
Amepa News
Written by Rob Brant   
Thursday, 03 June 2010 08:06

Last month, AMEPA sent out an email asking for members to reach out to various healthcare and business groups and ask that they support HR-3790. Last week was the first time that the bill has not gained support while congress has been in session. Although the majority of the House supports the bill, there is still a lot we can do to persuade Congress that HR-3790 is the right solution to replace the flawed DMEPOS Bidding Program.

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03/04/10 - AAHomecare conference pushes HR-3790 up to 156. PDF Print E-mail
Amepa News
Written by Rob Brant   
Thursday, 04 March 2010 15:23

The Board of AMEPA, thanks the team at AAHomecare for putting on another fantastic conference. We are pleased that so many providers outside of Round One and Round Two took the time to travel to Washington and participate.

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