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Jeff Barnhard, CEO of Lincare, Named Chairman of the Council for Quality Respiratory Care
June 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) – a coalition of the nation’s leading home respiratory therapy providers and manufacturing companies – recently named Jeff Barnhard, chief executive officer of Lincare, as Chairman of the Board. “It is a honor to serve as the next Chairman of CQRC,”…
Read MoreThe Drive to Pass the SOAR Act for Oxygen Patients
Jun 5, 2024 | Healthcare & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid | Respiratory healthcare organizations sent a letter to members of Congress this week to encourage passage of the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act. RT’s Three Key Takeaways This week, 30 leading healthcare organizations sent a letter to members of Congress calling for support and cosponsors for the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform or…
Read MoreHEALTH CARE GROUPS PUSH FOR OXYGEN REFORM IN NEW LETTER
HME News Staff Updated 9:00 AM CDT, Wed June 5, 2024 WASHINGTON – A coalition of patient, provider and professional organizations called on Congress to support and cosponsor the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act, legislation that seeks to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have access to the correct type and levels of oxygen, in a new letter. The…
Read MoreNational health groups urge Congress to support Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act
Patient Daily | Jun 4, 2024 On June 4, 2024, a coalition of 30 leading patient, provider, and professional organizations urged Congress to support the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act (S. 3821/H.R. 7829). The legislation aims to ensure that Medicare enrollees who require supplemental oxygen can access the appropriate type and levels needed for a…
Read MoreNational Health Organizations Call on Congress to Support Life-Changing Oxygen Reform
WASHINGTON, DC – (June 4, 2024) – Yesterday, 30 leading patient, provider and professional organizations sent a letter to members of Congress calling for support and cosponsors for the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform or SOAR Act (S. 3821/H.R. 7829), legislation that aims to ensure that people enrolled in Medicare who need supplemental oxygen can access…
Read MoreCQRC PUSHES SOAR ACT AS PART OF HEARING
HME News Staff Updated 9:22 AM CDT, Mon April 29, 2024 WASHINGTON – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care submitted a statement highlighting the need for Medcare to standardize the process for determining medical necessity for home oxygen therapy as part of a recent congressional hearing on “Examining How Improper Payments Cost Taxpayers Billions and Weaken Medicare…
Read MoreCQRC Urges Medicare to Streamline and Standardize the Process for Demonstrating Patients’ Need for Supplemental Oxygen
April 25, 2024 CQRC Urges Medicare to Streamline and Standardize the Process for Demonstrating Patients’ Need for Supplemental Oxygen Submitting statement to a recent House hearing on improper payments, CQRC highlighted the need for Medicare to standardize the process for determining medical necessity in order to safeguard patients’ access to care and avoid unnecessary…
Read MoreContributor: Profit Over People—Medicare Advantage Plans Are Denying Vital NIV Therapy Coverage
April 15, 2024 Jhon Vargas Opinion A longtime respiratory therapist calls for reform of Medicare Advantage in light of denials of coverage for patients who need non-invasive ventilation. Jhon Vargas | Image provided by author In my 25 years as a respiratory therapist, I have been proud to help seniors and people with disabilities get…
Read MoreCQRC LEADS WAY ON OXYGEN REFORM
Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor Updated 8:51 AM CDT, Fri April 12, 2024 WASHINGTON – The fact that the HME industry, physician groups and patient groups are all in alignment on what needs to be done to fix the Medicare oxygen benefit should help to propel a new bill forward, says Dan Starck, interim chair of…
Read MoreIndustry Voices—Congress must pass legislation to reform Medicare’s supplemental oxygen program
By Dan Starck Apr 3, 2024, 5:00 pm Nationwide, an estimated 1.5 million Americans rely on supplemental oxygen to help treat and manage a range of respiratory and pulmonary conditions and disorders, from severe asthma and pneumonia to sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis. That’s why recent challenges in the availability and delivery of supplemental…
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