WASHINGTON, DC – Introduced last week, the Audit Improvement and Reform Act (AIR Act) seeks nothing less than to fix the broken Medicare audit system. Sponsored by Reps Renee Ellmers (R-NC) [pictured] and John Barrow (D-Ga), the bill is designed to

WASHINGTON, DC – A barrage of government audits continues to cripple many HME companies, and the majority of these audits are overturned by Administrative Law Judges (ALJs). Unfortunately, the process of overturning a denied claim can take year

BETHESDA, MD – The EAB was started years ago as a way to formalize the submission and review process for both the Medtrade and Medtrade Spring Shows. At that time, each of the members had been individually reviewing submitted sessions in a part

BAYONNE, NJ – It is regrettable that the HME industry, throughout a decade of high pitched lobbying against the bidding program, never once challenged Congress to examine its potential impact on the civil rights of the disabled. With each trip

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, a group of advocates (pictured) testified before the Small Business Administration (SBA) on the impacts of the Medicare competitive bidding program on the HME industry. Along with eight other speakers, Tom Ryan, presiden

EXETER, PA – Late last week Reps Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and John Larsen (D-Conn) introduced HR 4920, the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014. This long anticipated bipartisan legislation would remove one of the most egregio