In announcing its intention to move forward, the agency said, "CMS will continue to seek input from all affected stakeholders to ensure program implementation consistent with the legislative requirements." The American Association for Homecare believes that the new Administration must take steps to gather and consider information from stakeholders who will be affected by the program in order to protect the integrity of the home medical equipment benefit in Medicare.
Home medical equipment and care is already the most cost-effective, slowest-growing portion of Medicare spending, increasing only 0.75 percent per year according to the most recent National Health Expenditures data from the federal government. That rate compares to more than 6 percent annual growth for Medicare spending overall. Home medical equipment represents only 1.6 percent of the Medicare budget.
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The American Association for Homecare represents durable medical equipment providers, manufacturers, and other organizations in the homecare community in all 50 states. Providers of home medical equipment and services serve the medical needs of millions of people who require oxygen therapy, power wheelchairs, hospital beds, and other equipment, services, and supplies that
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Source: American Association for Homecare
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