WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, AAHomecare shared HME industry recommendations for fixing significant problems with CMS’ DMEPOS competitive bidding program with HHS Secretary Tom Price. The recommendations focus on six major areas: 1) Use market clea

FORT COLLINS, CO – It’s been a little over five years now that I’ve been writing/editing the Medtrade Monday e-newsletter. The mission is to spread industry news, opinions, and even advice (Jeff Baird’s column is a great example). Not surpris

WASHINGTON, DC – I’m always excited to see old friends and make new connections at Medtrade, and the recent successful show in Las Vegas (Medtrade Spring) was no exception. However, what I did hear there from several individuals about the sta

WASHINGTON, DC – Legislation to prevent the application of bidding-derived pricing for CRT accessories was introduced in the Senate and House last week. The Senate bill, S. 486, introduced by lead sponsors Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Bob Cas

LAS VEGAS – At this point, I think we’re all sick of the term “cautious optimism.” Journalists love to use it in headlines because it’s generic. Industry newsletter editors (like me) like to use it because it’s non-committal. When Steve A

AMARILLO, TX – It is my opinion that the DME industry has finally reached “rock bottom” and is now starting its rebound. My opinion is based on several observations. • The bloodletting from Competitive Bidding (CB), particularly r