Tag: Roy Blunt

PERRYVILLE, Mo. - Provider Patrick Naeger hosted a meeting with Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Aug. 12. Naeger is executive vice president of Healthcare Equipment & Supply Co., and president of the Midwest Association of Medical Equipment Services. "This was a great opportunity to meet with Senator Blunt and to share with him industry concerns,” said Naeger in a release. “In particular, we asked for support of our efforts to curb the competitive bid national price roll-out, which is slated to...

WASHINGTON - Sens. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., recently introduced a Senate companion bill to the Medicare Audit Improvement Act, which was re-introduced in the House in March, according to news reports. The bill seeks to improve the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program, among other Medicare auditing programs. Lawmakers hope the bill can strike a balance between identifying fraud and alleviating auditing burdens on providers. “While I believe we must continue to identify and...