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CURES Bill Passes Senate – Obama Expected to Sign into Law Soon
December 12, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the Senate passed H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act (CURES) by a 94-5 margin. The bill’s HME-related provisions remain unchanged from a week and a half ago. The bill’s positive measures, its effect on futur
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HHS Appointment for Rep Tom Price
December 5, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – President-elect Donald Trump announced last week that he will appoint Congressman Tom Price (pictured), M.D. (R-Ga) to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services in his Administration. Price, who has represented Georgia’
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P4QC Launches Webinar Teaching Beneficiaries to Self-Advocate
November 28, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – As government policies and Medicare cuts continue to limit access to HME, the need for patients to speak out is becoming increasingly important. People for Quality Care is hosting a Webinar for Medicare beneficiaries and
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AAHomecare Hits Capitol Hill as Congress Returns to Work
November 21, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – With Congress in DC for just a week before they recess again for Thanksgiving next week, AAHomecare’s Tom Ryan and Jay Witter, along with VGM’s John Gallagher, hit Capitol Hill last week with a packed schedule of meetings w
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Medtrade Monday Turns Five Years Old
November 21, 2016
FORT COLLINS, CO – A quick look at the first Medtrade Monday from late 2011 reveals a top story that deals with, you guessed it, competitive bidding. Not surprisingly, a finder on “Tom Ryan” yields hundreds, probably thousands, of quotes. Ryan
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Send a Strong Message in Support of Rural Bidding Relief to Capitol Hill in Lame Duck Session
November 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – The House and Senate will be in session for (at most) 20 days between Nov. 14 and Dec. 16. AAHomecare offiials say we need to make a big impression starting on Monday. Now that the votes have been counted for a new president an