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 …
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 …
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 …
Reality Check: Competitive Bidding Program Myths Versus Facts
The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Myths Versus Facts Reality Check Recently CMS released a document titled “The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Programs: Myths vs. Facts”. This document …
PAMS Response to Washington Post Editorial on Competitive Bidding
The Washington Post ran an editorial in the paper’s Sunday edition on June 16th encouraging CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to implement the Round 2 program. The Article can be viewed …