Tag: Agape Medical
Agape Medical update: Arbitration, credit card reversals, and an investigation
July 13, 2012Liz Beaulieu, Editor
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Some HME providers who claim Agape Medical Management failed to submit their bids on time for Round 2 of competitive bidding have decided to duke it out with the company through arbitration.Joseph Benincasa, an attorney with Kaplan, Kenegos & Kadin, which represents Agape Medical, told HME News that a handful of providers have decided to take advantage of an arbitration clause in their contracts with the company.“We've turned over those claims to the insurance company,”...
Providers to Agape Medical: 'We're not going away'
April 20, 2012Liz Beaulieu, Editor
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Hell hath no fury like HME providers who claim Agape Medical failed to submit their bids on time for Round 2 of competitive bidding.Providers are sharing their experiences and concerns with the CBIC and CMS, lawmakers, state attorneys general, and local newspapers, all in an effort to get the bid window re-opened.Many of them also participated in a conference call on Friday."We're not going away," said Tina Jaspan, owner of Jaspan Medical in Jackson, Tenn.The charges that these...