Tag: Patrick Naeger
Small Business Committee goes to bat for HME
May 24, 2017HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - The House Small Business Committee is asking Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price for relief for HME providers.
Committee member Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., is circulating a letter addressed to both Price and CMS Administrator Seema Verma, expressing concern with a 38% reduction in the number of HME suppliers since July 1, 2013.
The letter seeks: additional resources to speed up fee schedule adjustments required by the 21st Century Cures Act; a delay in cuts that went...
Missouri providers meet senator
August 19, 2015HME News Staff
PERRYVILLE, Mo. - Provider Patrick Naeger hosted a meeting with Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Aug. 12. Naeger is executive vice president of Healthcare Equipment & Supply Co., and president of the Midwest Association of Medical Equipment Services. "This was a great opportunity to meet with Senator Blunt and to share with him industry concerns,” said Naeger in a release. “In particular, we asked for support of our efforts to curb the competitive bid national price roll-out, which is slated...