Tag: Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Svc Assn (ACMESA)

RICHMOND, Va. – The Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association (ACMESA), along with AAHomecare, is asking stakeholders in Virginia to contact their lawmakers in the House and Senate to pass a budget amendment that would direct the state Medicaid program, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, to set reimbursement for DME at 100% of the Medicare rate in rural areas. “In recent years, the DME industry has seen significant cost increases due to supply chain issues, higher...

NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline opened five newly constructed distribution centers in 2021, with two more scheduled to be completed in 2022, as part of its $1.5 billion Healthcare Resilience Initiative.  The newest LEED-certified distribution center, set to open in the first quarter of 2022, is in Richmond Hill, Ga., less than 30 miles from the Port of Savannah. It will provide an additional 1.2 million square feet of space to stockpile supplies for customer distribution centers throughout...

CARY, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association held its Winter Meeting in person at the Durham Convention Center in Durham, N.C., on Feb. 2-3 for two days of education and connection.  The event featured live and remote speakers, including Ashley Thomas, the founder and CEO of Bridge2Sports, and a vendor reception with a magician. At the meeting, ACMESA also handed out the Tart Advocacy Award to AAHomecare’s Laura Williard and David Chandler and named the...

At an annual summer meeting in August, members of the Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association turned the tables on Executive Director Beth Bowen, honoring her for 30 years of service leading state and regional associations.  “It was so heartwarming they even paid attention to it,” said Bowen. “It underscores the feeling of family within the association.”  ACMESA was formed in 2016 when the Virginia Association of Durable Medical Equipment Companies...

WRIGHTVILLE BEACH, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association (ACMESA) held its two-day Summer Meeting on Aug. 18-19. Among the happenings at the event was the presentation of the inaugural Tart Advocacy & Leadership Award to its namesakes, Billy and Joey Tart, and the presentation of a plaque to Beth Bowen, executive director of ACMESA, recognizing her achievements leading and managing ACMESA and other associations for 30 years. The event also included training and education...

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on June 29 signed S594, a bill that creates a rate floor for durable medical equipment, ACMESA and AAHomecare report.  Per the legislation, reimbursement for DME will be set at 100% of the lesser of the supplier’s usual and customary rate or the maximum allowable Medicaid fee-for-service rates for DME and supplies, orthotics and prosthetics.  The legislation, which went into effect July 1, protects rate floor provisions for...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed into law a state budget that includes an amendment requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse at no less than 90% of the state Medicaid fee schedule for DME. The Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Assocation, VGM and AAHomecare worked on the effort for more than year. “Virginia providers stepped up to the plate when called upon to get the job done which is an illustration of the power of a state association...

CARY, N.C. - The board of directors of the Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association has announced a new award, the Tart Leadership and Advocacy Award, in honor of Billy and Joey Tart, the former owners of Family Medical Supply. Billy and Joey Tart, who will receive the inaugural award at the ACMESA Winter Meeting in February, have served on ACMESA's board for many years, each serving as president, making a name for themselves advocating “tirelessly” for the industry....

CARY, N.C. - ACMESA will reschedule its summer meeting, originally planned for Aug. 19-20 in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., because the state currently prohibits gatherings of more than 10 people due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The association is exploring whether it will be able to reschedule the meeting in September or October and will explore holding a virtual meeting, as well. People who already registered to attend the August meeting should email Beth Bowen to request a refund.  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The North Carolina Respiratory Care Board has implemented waivers reducing the licensing time for respiratory therapists from 30 days to two days, according to the ACMESA. Doing so will allow the state to increase the number of RTs available as the state and nation grapple with the coronavirus outbreak. “In an effort to expedite licensing for respiratory therapists in this time of heightened need, we are sending digital copies of the application packet out to all applicants,”...