American Association For Homecare
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Newly named President and CEO Tom Connaughton will focus on eliminating the 15% payment cut for home health providers - scheduled for Oct. 1, 2001 - and restore the home medical equipment cost of living adjustment. Connaughton, whose appointment became effective July 1, previously was a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm Oppenheimer Wolff Donnelly & Bayh. He also had served as counsel to the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, and as a staffer in the office of former Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind)