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

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

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

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

Medtrade, Medtrade Spring, and Moving Forward

November 14, 2016
LAS VEGAS – Medtrade is in the books, and we are reading comments and evaluating the show. With so many changes happening in the industry, the show floor often buzzed with optimism—and some frustration. “For us, this show has been about retenti

U.S. Rep Tom Price (R-Ga) Touts Significant Possibility for Lame Duck Progress

November 7, 2016
ATLANTA – Following a comprehensive legislative update from the AAHomecare team on day two of Medtrade, day three got off to an optimistic start with United States Representative Tom Price, M.D. (R-Ga) telling attendees that there was a “signific