WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare and the American Thoracic Society held a briefing in the U.S. Capitol building on HME patient access issues attended by more than fifty House and Senate staffers who handle healthcare-related issues. The briefing ce

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week CMS’ Office of the Actuary released its national health spending projection for the period 2017-2026 which estimates 5.5% annual growth. Total health spending is expected to reach $5.7 trillion and increase 2 percen

LAS VEGAS – Yes, there is so much to do in Las Vegas, and there’s a legitimate (and tax deductible!) reason to visit the desert this Spring when Medtrade Spring convenes March 27-29, 2018. Is it “worth it” for you to go? Well, I’ve been to

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) has scheduled a Congressional staff briefing to discuss AAHomecare’s study on the effects of the bidding program on HME patients, discharge planners, and suppliers, as well as a study pub

SANDWICH, MA – Hopefully by Monday (Feb 5), my New England Patriots will be celebrating their sixth Super Bowl title and Americans (outside of the six New England states) will be grumbling for the Brady/Belichick nightmare to end. But as I writ

WASHINGTON, DC – With H.R. 4229 under consideration in the House, it’s natural that HME stakeholders are focusing much of their attention on increasing the co-sponsor rolls (now at 116 co-sponsors!) for that legislation. But there is still a