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Medtrade Is Where We Go For Inspiration
October 6, 2014
KNOXVILLE, TN – When I attended my first Medtrade nearly 10 years ago, I had no idea what to expect. The week before, I carefully scoured the educational courses and picked out the most relevant and promising sessions for each hour. My coworker
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AAHomecare in Action – Make Your Plans for Medtrade
September 29, 2014
ATLANTA – Make your plans to join your peers from all over the country at Medtrade, scheduled for Oct. 20-23 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Only Medtrade pulls together best-in-class educational offerings, the newest pro
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AAHomecare in Action – Drive Joins as Corporate Partner
September 22, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Many manufacturers and vendors have stepped up their commitment to AAHomecare above and beyond their regular dues obligations. The latest such company is Drive Medical Design and Manufacturing (Drive), who has joined the ranks
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How to Fight a CMS Rule
September 22, 2014
BAYONNE, NJ – Some of you may have read my other recent article (Medtrade Monday, Aug 11, 2014, “Patient Rights vs In-Home Rule”), which presented a series of arguments against the Rule. Since then, thanks to JAMES Director Carol Napierski,
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Legislative Update – AAHomecare in Action
September 15, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – The HME community needs a huge push over the next two days to cement support for the binding bids legislation, H.R. 4920, and the Audit Improvement and Reform (AIR) Act, H.R. 5083. Capitol Hill is back in action with the return
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Three Years and Much More
September 15, 2014
FORT COLLINS, CO – After 163 consecutive Medtrade Mondays, you would figure the dreaded “slow news week” would have materialized at least once. Instead, the HME news cycle remains vibrant—too vibrant. It’s great for journalists, but occ