Tag: Blended Rates
Package moves forward without reimbursement relief
March 5, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – A narrow health care package announced over the weekend does not include provisions to extend the 75-25 blended Medicare reimbursement rate for DME in non-rural areas through 2024, AAHomecare has announced.
The package is part of appropriations language set for consideration on March 8, the association says.
“While this latest development is certainly disappointing, our lobbying team remains fully engaged in working with our champions to identify other options...
Reimbursement relief: 'Please follow up,’ AAH says
January 22, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term spending bill on Jan. 18 to keep the government funded until the beginning of March, AAHomecare reports, but the bill does not contain various health care extender measures, including the industry’s provision to extend the 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rates in non-rural areas.
“We are continuing to work with our champions, as well as influential legislators and committee staff, to pass our legislation...
Reimbursement relief up for discussion
November 14, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Two industry related bills will be considered by the Health Subcommittee tomorrow, Nov. 15, according to AAHomecare.
The subcommittee, part of the Energy & Commerce Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, will consider:
H.R. 5555, a bill that would extend the 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rates in non-competitive bidding areas and provide a 90/10 blended rate in bid areas; and
H.R. 5371, a bill that would allow an upgrade within a code...
AAH releases reimbursement tool
April 14, 2020HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - AAHomecare has developed a tool to help providers analyze the estimated 75/25 blended rates for non-rural, non-competitive bid areas during the public health emergency.
The tool allows providers to choose their state in the dropdown menu, filter by product and find the estimated rate.
The blended rates are effective March 6, but CMS has not published the rates yet.
In the interim, the DME MACs will reimburse providers at the 100% adjusted rate and will refund them when their...