Tag: Missy Cross
Council takes in win
April 2, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare’s Regulatory Council always has a list of challenges it’s working on, but it was nice during its most recent meeting to have something to celebrate: the removal of the budget neutrality requirement for home oxygen therapy.
The change, long-fought for by the industry, will result in a 10% increase in reimbursement, on average, for competitive bidding areas; a 5.1% increase for non-rural areas; and a 4.9% increase for rural...
HME/RT Council has new leaders
January 25, 2018HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - Missy Cross, administrative director of ProMedica, has taken the reins as chairwoman of AAHomecare's HME/RT Council, after two years of serving as vice chair. Al Neumann, co-owner of Corner Home Medical, will now serve as vice chair. Both Cross and Neumann have been actively involved in the industry. Cross, recipient of the inaugural Van Miller Homecare Champion Award in 2016, also sits on the board of directors of AAHomecare and the Ohio Association of Medical Equipment Services....
Cross wins award for hard work
January 3, 2017Liz Beaulieu, Editor
SANDUSKY, Ohio - Melissa Cross, this year's recipient of the Van Miller Homecare Champion Award, says she's as involved as she is in the HME industry out of necessity.
“We're an employee-owned company,” said Cross, vice president of the homecare division of Sandusky, Ohio-based O.E. Meyer, which has about 150 employees. “We need to understand all the rules and adhere to them every day. This is our company; we have to do it right the first time.”
Cross has...
The year of the woman
November 1, 2016Liz Beaulieu, Editor
ATLANTA - Two women took home prestigious awards at Medtrade this year.
Dr. Kirsten Davin, owner and president of Precision Seating Solutions, was awarded the inaugural HME Woman of the Year Award from the VGM Group at AAHomecare's Washington Legislative Update on Tuesday morning. The award honors a woman who has made increasingly significant contributions throughout her career to both her company and the HME industry.
Davin's long list of accomplishments includes founding Precision...