Call to action! Join the fight to add DME to the SGR fixes.
Please click on this link, www.vgmdclink.com, to send a message to your members of Congress. Complete both Actions 1 and 2 to send one to your senators and another to …
PAMS: Get S.M.A.R.T. Webinar Series for 2014
PAMS is delighted to offer the : Get S.M.A.R.T. Webinar Series for 2014. To meet the mandates of federal and accreditation bodies, home care organizations must prepare to conduct required …
CMS Releases Round One Recompete Results
CMS today released the single purchase amounts (SPAs) for the nine Round One “Recompete” areas, including the Pittsburgh and Charlotte CBAs. The Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) said that the …
Repair Crisis Deepens Across Pennsylvania and the Nation
Ann Eubank from UsersFirst has advised PAMS that CMS has asked United Spinal Association to take the lead on gathering consumer data on a rapidly degenerating repair access crisis in …
PA DPW Issues Remittance Advice Alert: Voiding of Certain Durable Medical Equipment Claims
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare through the Comptroller’s Office has completed a special review of durable medical equipment (DME) rentals that paid in error without prior authorization after three …
What is the Future for Offering Repair Service to your Patients
What is the future for offering repair service to your patients? Complying with repair requirements for DME is far more complicated and costly than it needs to be. Be sure …
PAMS Joins Forces with Liberty Resources to Oppose Competitive Bidding in Philadelphia
Obtaining home medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers and life-saving oxygen systems has gotten a lot more difficult for Medicare beneficiaries living in southeastern Pennsylvania. Under Medicare’s national bidding program …
Beneficiary Access Problems Due to Medicare Bid Program
Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers (PAMS) is receiving numerous reports of beneficiary access problems throughout Pennsylvania and the country. It is VERY IMPORTANT that ALL beneficiary access problems are reported …