Tag: Fairmeadows Home Health Care
In wake of cuts, HME providers let chips fall
August 5, 2016Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - It's only been a month since CMS rolled out draconian reimbursement cuts across the country, but HME providers have begun playing hardball.“Our company's posture is we don't want a Medicare patient unless the paradigm changes,” said George Kucka, president and CEO of Schererville, Ind.-based Fairmeadows Home Health Care.CMS on July 1 implemented the Round 2 re-compete of competitive bidding, and as part of a nationwide roll out of the program, phased in the second...