JOHNSTON, RI – Round two of competitive bidding was good in some ways and bad in many others for Rhode Island-based Absolute Respiratory Care. While...
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Tennessee Case – Warning to Supplier-Funded Telehealth Arrangements
AMARILLO, TX - In a recent Medtrade Monday article, I discussed how a DME supplier-funded telehealth arrangement runs the risk of violating the...
AAHomecare Makes its Case
WASHINGTON, DC - Homecare advocates from across the country descended on Capitol Hill last week for the Washington Legislative Conference. The...
Industry Unites with One Voice for Consumer Advocacy
WASHINGTON, DC - Unifying the voices of consumer advocates nationwide, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and VGM Group Inc....
Truckers Report Dramatic Improvement with CPAP
ARLINGTON, VA - The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released results of its sleep apnea survey last week. The report highlights a...
A Conversation with AAHomecare Legislative Conference Attendee Gary Sheehan
SANDWICH, MA - Gary Sheehan, MBA, estimates that he has attended the AAHomecare Legislative Conference about a dozen times. As president and CEO of...
Buying Into Competitive Bidding
AMARILLO, TX - The Law dictates that patients cannot be sold. Patient files cannot be sold. Doing so will likely implicate the Medicare...
False Claims Act Penalties Will Increase
AMARILLO, TX - False Claims Act (“FCA”) penalties will greatly increase under a recently released federal regulation by the Railroad Retirement...
In His Own Words – A Q&A with Thad F. Connally III
BOWLING GREEN, KY – With AAHomecare’s Legislative Conference set to begin in just two days, Medtrade Monday sat down with Thad F. Connally III,...
I Am the HME Industry – Thad F. Connally III
BOWLING GREEN, KY – After a 45-minute chat with Thad F. Connally III, the word that comes to mind is “Prial-esque” in that his passion harkens back...