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Bills Addressing Overtime Wage, Oxygen Access Concerns Draw Home Care’s Support

Home care stakeholders are rallying behind two pieces of legislation that aim to improve access to key services for individuals aging in place. The Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Home Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act, HR 2304, would undo a 2013 Department of Labor rule narrowing the scope of home care workers…

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BILL INTRODUCED TO ‘MAINTAIN AND STABILIZE’ OXYGEN REIMBURSEMENT 

The Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act, which would remove supplemental oxygen from Medicare’s competitive bidding program, has been reintroduced in the Senate and House of Representatives, the Council for Quality Respiratory Care has announced.  The bill would remove supplemental oxygen from the bid program to establish separate payment rates for non-liquid and liquid oxygen, reflecting the…

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Supplemental Oxygen Providers & Suppliers Commend Reintroduction of the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act in U.S. Congress

The bipartisan legislation improves patient access to oxygen modalities, while strengthening Medicare fraud and abuse protections to improve respiratory care WASHINGTON, DC –– The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) – a coalition of the nation’s leading home respiratory therapy providers and manufacturing companies – today applauds the reintroduction of the bipartisan Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform…

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World Oxygen Day Underscores Urgent Need for Life-Changing Oxygen Reform 

WASHINGTON, DC – (October 2, 2024) – In honor of World Oxygen Day (October 2), 30 leading patient, provider, and professional organizations have united to call on Congress to pass the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform or SOAR Act (S. 3821/H.R. 7829). This pivotal legislation seeks to ensure that individuals enrolled in Medicare, who rely on supplemental oxygen, can…

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