Tag: Enteral Nutrition
Stakeholders seek to make ‘headway’ on enteral nutrition
March 22, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – Stakeholders are hoping a new white paper will serve as a tool to educate payers and policymakers on the disconnect between rising costs and stagnating reimbursement specifically for enteral nutrition.
Everything from shipping to labor to enteral formulas has seen increases in cost, says Vicki Emch, area vice president of clinical operations for Colorado-based Aveanna Healthcare, who was part of the workgroup that developed the paper, “Challenges in Enteral Nutrition...
Enteral nutrition white paper discusses challenges
January 10, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has partnered with the Global Enteral Device Supplier Association on a white paper to provide an overview of the enteral nutrition market.
“Challenges in Enteral Nutrition Access & Management: Safeguarding Life-Sustaining Enteral Nutrition” discusses market challenges that threaten access to EN and the integral role of HME providers in delivering clinically appropriate EN to end users as valued partners in the care continuum. The paper includes...
Providers scramble amid shortage of enteral formulas
September 8, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Abbott will increase production of several adult enteral formulas in the retail market to offset low supplies in the institutional market, but providers worry that won’t be enough if a shortage drags on.
In September, Abbott said it would make Ensure Original Vanilla with Fiber, Ensure Plus Vanilla with Fiber and Nepro Vanilla available for institutional use – and at comparable pricing.
“It looks like they heard our concerns,”...
AAH rolls out infographics
August 15, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has transformed the results of its nationwide surveys on cost increases for ostomy, urological, wound care and enteral nutrition providers into infographics that can be shared with payers and policymakers. “I encourage all AAH members to get involved with AAH initiatives, as I’ve seen first-hand the impact we can have on the HME industry by working together on developing advocacy tools to help educate payers on the importance of having sustainable reimbursement...
Surveys seek to fight ‘commoditization’ of industry
April 7, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – So many payers don’t understand the day-to-day realities of providing medical supplies that it’s up to the HME industry to tell its story and ensure end users don’t lose access, say stakeholders.
AAHomecare in March launched two nationwide surveys – enteral (enteral nutrition, pumps, kits, and/or supplies) and supplies (wound care, ostomy, and/or urological supplies) – to gather information on the rising costs that providers face.
“If...
AAH launches supplies survey
March 20, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare is launching two nationwide surveys to gather intel on the rising costs of products, shipping and labor for those providing disposable medical supplies.
The association will use aggregated data from the surveys in its advocacy efforts.
“AAHomecare’s Medical Supplies Council is acutely focused on issues impacting the disposable supplies space and wants to empower the industry with data and tools that can be leveraged to educate payers on...
In brief: Bid surety requirement, ostomy white paper, Inc. 5000
August 20, 2021HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Medicare’s bid surety bond requirement did not have a negative impact on small supplier participation in Round 2021 of the competitive bidding, says the Government Accountability Office in a new report.
For the report, “Effect of New Bid Surety Bond Requirement on Small Supplier Participation in the Competitive Bidding Program,” the GAO reviewed CMS’ data on supplier bids and contracts, and interviewed two DME trade organizations, including AAHomecare,...
Simplex tapped by network for enteral nutrition
May 18, 2021HME News Staff
AMBLER, Pa. – Simplex Health, a provider of medical nutrition therapies, and Axia Women’s Health, an independent women’s health group, have expanded their partnership to support gestational diabetes patients across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. As Axia’s trusted partner, Simplex will support gestational diabetes patients by offering nutrition counseling to lower glucose and insulin levels, manage carbohydrate and sugar intake, and more. Simplex will...
DME MACs to retire LCDs for nutrition
October 13, 2020HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The DME MACs will retire their local coverage determinations for parenteral nutrition and enteral nutrition effective Nov. 12, according to the National Home Infusion Association. The NHIA commends the move, saying the LCDs for parenteral nutrition and enteral nutrition “cause delays in access to care for Medicare beneficiaries with gastrointestinal disabilities and are administratively burdensome for hospitals, physicians and home infusion pharmacies,” the association...
HNC elevates nutrition therapy
June 14, 2019Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON - The Healthcare Nutrition Council is one of the four organizations behind the industry's competitive bidding education website, www.dmecbpeducation.com. Here's what Madeline Jurch, senior government affairs manager for the HNC, which represents manufacturers of enteral and parenteral nutrition solutions, supplies and equipment, had to say about why the organization is helping the industry educate providers about national competitive bidding and, simultaneously, pushing back against the...