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Medicare competitive bidding a “trainwreck” says AAHomecare

Posted on 15 May, 2008 -

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In testimony before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) will urge Congress to suspend a controversial, flawed Medicare bidding program for home medical equipment, calling it “a train wreck.”

The congressionally mandated “competitive bidding” program was designed to reduce the number of homecare providers and reduce reimbursement rates for oxygen therapy, hospital beds, wheelchairs, and other types of home-based equipment and care in Medicare.

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