Lincare is a respiratory therapy and home oxygen services company.
Implementation of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, reimbursement for home oxygen therapy.
CMS regulations concerning the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding program, inhalation drugs and sleep disorder therapies.
Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 - implementation issues related to reimbursement process and payment levels for Medicare home oxygen benefit.Regulatory issues related to Medicare inhalation drug Therapies and oxygen reimbursement, provider enrollment standards, DME Competitive Bidding, CPAP coverage & reimbursement, program integrity.
P.L. 112-240, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of  2012 - Potential offsets to nullify Medicare physician payment cuts related to respiratory therapy services.
H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; and S.Con.Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 - Medicare reimbursement for inhalation theray and home oxygen services.
S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 - sequestration issues affecting Medicare reimbursement for inhalation theray and home oxygen services.
S.2000 - The SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 - Medicare DME reimbursement issues. 
H.R.4015 -The SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 - Medicare DME reimbursement issues.
Public Law 113-93 - The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 - Medicare DME reimbursement issues.
Participated in discussions with HHS/CMS staff and congressional staff on audit activities and settlement of appeals.
Participated in discussions with congressional and HHS/CMS staff about prior authorization and prospective payment reforms affecting DME suppliers.
Participated in discussions with HHS/CMS staff concerning Medicare reimbursement for home based International Normalized Ratio (INR) monitoring services.
MMM - Medicare/Medicaid
136 - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 34 - Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 2 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 - SENATE
TARPLIN STRATEGIES LLC
975 F Street NW Suite 500, Washington, DC, 20004, US
RICHARD JOSEPH TARPLIN (and Families.)
and Families.