Tag: transparency
AAHomecare throws weight behind Medicare Advantage reforms
June 19, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has sent letters of support to the sponsors of legislation in the House and Senate that would reform Medicare Advantage prior authorization, claims integrity and transparency.
In its letters to Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., the organization shared how the bills would address challenges that home medical equipment (HME) providers face daily and would improve access to medical necessary equipment for Medicare beneficiaries.
“These...
CMS seeks increased transparency for MA plans
January 29, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS has released a request for information (RFI) to solicit feedback from the public on how best to enhance Medicare Advantage data capabilities and increase public transparency.
The agency says transparency is especially important now that MA plans have grown to more than 50% of Medicare enrollment, and the government is expected to pay these plans more than $7 trillion over the next decade.
“Americans with Medicare who have managed care plans called Medicare...
Are you beside yourself, too?
March 30, 2016Liz Beaulieu, Editor
I heard from a reader in the wake of CMS releasing the new payment amounts for the Round 2 re-compete.
The reader wondered if there was a Freedom of Information Act request that someone (anyone!) could file to find out who submitted low bids, whether or not they accepted them, and if they did, were they able to successfully serve patients at those amounts.
The reader wrote:
“I'm beside myself with the belief that other providers have bid even lower than the first time in Round 2. I cannot imagine...