WASHINGTON, DC – Homecare advocates from across the country descended on Capitol Hill last week for the Washington Legislative Conference. The Association kicked off the conference with an announcement from Peter Thomas, ITEM Coalition coordina

WASHINGTON, DC – Unifying the voices of consumer advocates nationwide, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and VGM Group Inc. recently announced merger plans for their respective consumer advocacy groups into a single, industry-w

BOWLING GREEN, KY – With AAHomecare’s Legislative Conference set to begin in just two days, Medtrade Monday sat down with Thad F. Connally III, president of the Kentucky Medical Equipment Suppliers Association, and president/owner of First Choice

BOWLING GREEN, KY – After a 45-minute chat with Thad F. Connally III, the word that comes to mind is “Prial-esque” in that his passion harkens back to the enthusiasm of legendary HME advocate Shelly Prial.   Officials at AAHomecare no doub

WASHINGTON, DC – The stage is set for an intense round of grassroots and Capitol Hill lobbying in support of competitive bidding rural relief and bid ceiling fix legislation, and with a July 1 deadline looming for a new round of cuts, the time

SALISBURY, NC – Having just completed Re-Accreditation a little over a year ago, I received my Revalidation notification from CMS in late April. This involves going to a CMS-related website, which I distinguish from root canal by the availabili