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Please see below for important updates regarding COVID-19 
Webinar to Share Expert Guidance on Latest 
COVID-19 Policy Changes

In light of the rapidly evolving policy changes from CMS other entities in response to the COVID-19 emergency, AAHomecare's Kim Brummett is teaming up again with other HME regulatory experts to provide an update on the latest developments.  

Register today for the free webinar: 
COVID-19 & HME: Chapter 2 - An Update on CMS's Interim Final Rule and Other HME Policy Changes

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 7  
10:00am - 11:00am (PDT) /  1:00pm - 2:00pm (EDT)

The webinar will go over important changes for HME suppliers in the wake of the March 30 Interim Final Rule on COVID-19 and other recently released policy guidance from CMS.

Our panel will cover new changes in areas that include: respiratory-related coverage policies, documentation requirements, face-to-face encounters, and medical review activities. The presenters will also cover DME provisions in the recently passed COVID-19 stimulus bill, including payment in non-competitive bid areas and expansion of practitioners who can prescribe DME under Medicare and Medicaid. 

Speakers: 
  • Cara Bachenheimer, Brown & Fortunato
  • Kim Brummett, AAHomecare 
  • Miriam Lieber, Lieber Consulting 
  • Wayne van Halem, The van Halem Group, a Division of VGM 
Register here -- Please note: AAHomecare and Brown & Fortunato have provided additional funding to increase the capacity for this webinar to 3,000 attendees; we believe this will accommodate everyone who wants join the live event. 

Special thanks to HME News for hosting the webinar.

Q&As from March 26 COVID-19 Webinar Now Available

The panel has also provided answers to 50 questions posed by attendees of their March 26 webinar: COVID-19 & HME: A Dialogue-What we know and what we don't know. Please note: The answers to these questions were accurate as of the date of the webcast, March 26. You can also view a replay of that 80-minute webinar here. 

Update on Medi-Cal Waiver on Prior Authorization

In our last email blast we informed you of the changes to the Medi-Cal TAR requirements. We noted that we were not yet clear on whether the changes also applied for CCS SARs. DHCS has informed us that the changes applied to both TARs and SARs.

CAMPS Sends Joint Letter to DHCS on Medi-Cal Changes for DME/Supplies During COVID Crisis
 
CAMPS sent a joint letter with AAHomecare, NCART and V GM  requesting that DHCS make immediate program changes to insure that Medi-Cal patients can access DME/supplies and providers are able to timely provide these supplies and services. Click here to view the letter.




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