Mobility Management and HME Business will bring together experts from durable medical equipment (DME), home health and hospice to discuss the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recent anti-fraud measures — and how Medicare beneficiaries in all three segments are being impacted. The June 23 webinar — Fraud in Focus: What CMS’s Moratoria and…
New Webinar: The Impact of Anti-Fraud Measures on DME, Home Health, Hospice Providers
NCART Calls for Board of Director Nominations
Nominations are being accepted through June 15.
The National Coalition for Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology (NCART) is accepting nominations for its board of directors through June 15. “This year, we will be using an open nomination format, designed to strengthen both transparency and member engagement,” said NCART Director of Operations Debi Renehan. “Under this approach, current directors whose terms are expiring may…
Patient Organizations: Medicaid Interim Final Rule Will Cause Massive Coverage Loss
Advocacy groups are also concerned about documentation burdens.
Healthcare organizations — including a group of 48 nonprofit, nonpartisan patient associations — are expressing concern over the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) interim final rule requiring “80 hours per month of qualifying activities, such as employment, participation in certain work programs, or community service, or [enrollment] in educational programs at least half…
D.C. Product Expo to Demonstrate the Function, Freedom of Complex Rehab Technology
Stakeholders are urged to send invitations to their legislators for the May 13 event.
A Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) Product Expo, scheduled for May 13 in the Cannon Office Building on Capitol Hill, will give legislators a hands-on look at how seating and wheeled mobility changes lives. The event — starting in the Cannon Caucus Room at 11:30 a.m. Eastern — “is designed to help members of Congress and…
Nebraska Prepares to Enact Medicaid Work Requirements on May 1
The state will become the first to launch the work policy signed into law last July.
On May 1, Nebraska will become the first state to begin enforcing the Medicaid work requirements in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law on July 4, 2025. Here’s what to know as the work requirement policy gets underway. — Nebraska is ahead of schedule. Jan. 1, 2027, is the official…
Abilities Expo 2026: Long Beach in Pictures
The first event of the consumer show series drew big crowds in Southern California.
Long Beach, California, was a gorgeous setting for the first Abilities Expo of the year, co-located with the inaugural Abilities International Accessibility Conference for seating and wheeled mobility professionals. The consumer-focused Abilities Expo was its usual blend of camaraderie, canines, resources and technology. Event Director Katy Roberts told conference attendees that more than 11,000 attendees…
Commentary: 4 Takeaways from the DME MAC PMD/Seat Elevation LCDs Meeting
Individual consideration, prior authorization and other key talking points from the March 25 virtual event.
If our same-day coverage of the March 25 DME MAC-hosted local coverage determinations (LCDs) meeting for power mobility devices and seat elevation was TL;DR — here are the highlights, as well as our take on their potential impact. — It’s all about preserving individual consideration and access. The DME MACs — Noridian Healthcare Solutions (Jurisdictions…
DME MAC Meeting: Industry Advocates for Individual Consideration of Seat Elevation on Group 2 Power Wheelchairs
The March 25 meeting included remarks from the ITEM Coalition and NCART.
Two industry speakers shared policy history, clinical evidence and personal experiences in making a passionate case for preserving seat elevation access at the March 25 DME MAC meeting on local coverage determinations (LCDs) for power mobility devices (PMD) and wheelchair options and accessories. The public meeting was cohosted by DME MACs Noridian Healthcare Solutions (Jurisdictions…
Merits Partnership with Motivation Restarts Global Wheelchair Production, Distribution
Motivation supports wheelchair provision and training in areas with limited access to mobility devices.
Merits Health Products has partnered with Motivation to restart the production and global distribution of the Motivation wheelchair line, “restoring access to mobility solutions relied upon by rehabilitation providers, humanitarian organizations, and adaptive sports programs around the world,” the manufacturer said in a March 16 press release. “For more than three decades, Motivation Charitable Trust…
Mobility Management Take 5: Play Ball!
Jason Benetti, creator of the “Awkward Moments” series with the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, will call MLB Sunday night games.
With Major League Baseball’s (MLB) opening day set for March 25, this week’s Take 5 highlights Jason Benetti, lauded broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers who will also call the play by play for Sunday primetime games on NBC and its Peacock streaming service. Benetti, who has cerebral palsy, worked with the Cerebral Palsy Foundation to…