US home medical equipment (HME) expenditure defended
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Although US Medicare expenditures for home care services have grown in recent years, home care has played a significant role in helping to reduce overall costs, according to testimony given at a House committee on February 6th. Representing the National Association for Medical Equipment Services and home medical equipment (HME) providers, Richard Doherty urged the House Ways & Means health subcommittee to consider the industry's role in providing "greater value to the Medicare programme".