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Don’t Miss an Energized Medtrade Spring
January 16, 2017
LAS VEGAS – HME providers returning to Medtrade Spring this year will find revamped educational sessions to go with the familiar Expo floor. What exactly does “revamped” mean? For one, it means fewer competing sessions. One conundrum at Med
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Enthusiasm High for Price, But Senate Democrats Want Probe of Stock Trades
January 9, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – HME providers who responded to a Medtrade Monday poll confirmed what many advocates are saying; Rep Tom Price (R-Ga) is a welcome choice to fill the coming vacancy for secretary of Health and Human Services. Nearly 85% are hope
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AAHomecare in Action – Work Group Explores New Payment Models
January 9, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – As HME providers and manufacturers seek better ways to improve patient outcomes, they are frustrated by reimbursement methodologies that lag behind innovations in products and services. To address this issue, AAHomecare has con
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A New Year Means a Fresh Start for DMEPOS
January 9, 2017
WATERLOO, IA – With the turn of a clock on January 1, the American people move into 2017 committed to those evasive New Year resolutions of getting to the gym more, adding more to their savings accounts, or finally finishing that restoration pr
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CMS Provides Updates on Provisions in 21st Century CURES Legislation
January 2, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, CMS updated its Durable Medical Equipment Center page with information on implementing provisions in the CURES bill signed into law earlier this month. The update covers the additional 6-month delay to the applicatio
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Time Flies But Some Things Never Change
December 26, 2016
GOOSE CREEK, SC – Tempus fugit is Latin for “time flies,” and it is apropos since it’s been decades now since Medtrade Spring and Medtrade were established. I can still recall the first attempt to develop what we call today “the Med