2020 Medtrade

Sessions Speakers Floor Plan

Life in the Post-COVID-19 World: The New Normal for DME Suppliers

Except for the 1918 influenza pandemic, what our country is experiencing is unprecedented. There is no playbook on how to respond, and policy makers are working overtime to catch up with events that are continuing to unfold on the ground. This program will discuss the relaxation of Medicare requirements pertaining to (i) supplier standards; (ii) LCDs, NCDs, and Policy Articles; (iii) face-to-face encounters; (iv) who can order DME; (v) telehealth; (vi) documentation; (vii) provider enrollment; and (viii) audits and appeals. This program will further discuss the recently passed federal laws that affect DME suppliers, including the (i) Families First Coronavirus Response Act; (ii) Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act; (iii) Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act; (iv) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"); and (v) Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act ("PPPHCE Act"). Lastly, this program will discuss which of these changes will disappear after the pandemic is over and which changes could be with us permanently.