Tom Ryan Preps for Battle

April 21, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, the third season of HME Voice got off to a provocative start with Tom Ryan, president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare, occupying the hot seat in a no-holds-ba

CMS Denies Problems, Makes Major Adjustment in Hawaii


April 21, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – This week in Hawaii, CMS made a notable exception to the bidding program. Despite the agency’s claims that the bidding program has not harmed patients, the unintended consequences of implementing the program in the Honolulu b

Top Ten Ways Government Attacks Medicare Patients

April 14, 2014
TUCSON, AZ – Drastic changes to Medicare—many hidden to patients until they are hit with higher costs or denial of services—have been transforming Medicare since Obamacare took effect. The draconian changes to Medicare rules affect your abi

GAO and OIG Release Reports on Round One Rebid

April 14, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two separate reports on the Round 1 Rebid. According to the GAO report, both benef

Tom Ryan on the Hot Seat in No-Holds-Barred HME Voice Interview

April 14, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, the third season of HME Voice gets off to a provocative start with Tom Ryan, president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare, occupying the hot seat in a no-holds-b

Medtrade Spring and Medtrade – Knowledge is Power

April 7, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – The DME industry grew up unregulated. It grew up “under the radar.” HCFA (now CMS) had no idea what the DME industry did. The same was true with Capitol Hill. Post-payment audits did not exist. Competitive bidding had not yet