Home Medical Equipment (HME) suppliers continue to deal with higher product costs and increasing operational expenses since the start of 2020 (and have only increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began). HME supplier rates are still based on competitive bidding results from six years ago and need to be updated to reflect industry changes.
Industry stakeholders need to prompt Congress, the Administration, and other third-party payers to implement market-based rates for HME suppliers. AAHomecare’s latest newsletter release provides valuable information on this concerning reality. Read here.