Tag: SCMESA
SCMESA’s Bobby Horton passes
July 6, 2023HME News Staff
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – Bobby Horton, executive director of the South Carolina Medical Equipment Services Association (SCMESA), passed June 29. Horton, 87, advocated for suppliers at both the state and federal level, and was instrumental in getting prescribed equipment and supplies exempted from the state sales tax in 2013, says Andrea Stark, who described him as a friend and mentor to many. “Bobby was an expert at cultivating relationships,” said Stark, a Medicare consultant and...
The van Halem Group joins two state association boards
December 30, 2020HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – Wayne van Halem and Kelly Grahovac of The van Halem Group have joined state association boards. van Halem, president, was named to the board of the Georgia Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers; Grahovac, general manager, was named to the board of directors for the South Carolina Medical Equipment Services Association. van Halem and Grahovac have both been speakers at their association meetings. “I have worked with GAMES for many years, and I am...
South Carolina spares some products from cuts
June 27, 2019HME News Staff
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Medicaid officials in South Carolina announced this week that the state would exempt certain product categories from reimbursement cuts when it adjusts rates to mirror Medicare's non-rural rates, according to AAHomecare. Those categories are: oxygen, PAP and supplies, ventilators, nebulizers, enteral, hospital beds, wheelchairs and certain wheelchair accessories. Medicaid officials, the South Carolina Medical Equipment Services Association and AAHomecare have worked together in recent...
ACHC, SCMESA renew agreement
March 17, 2017HME News Staff
CARY, N.C. - The Accreditation Commission for Health Care has renewed its partnership with South Carolina Medical Equipment Services Association. The agreement allows SCMESA members to receive significant discounts and savings on ACHC accreditation programs, as well as discounts on Accreditation University educational resources that help with accreditation. “Our partnership with ACHC is an important way SCMESA supports member goals of keeping their businesses compliant and competitive,”...