WASHINGTON, DC – Budget politics are a particularly murky process in our Congress. For months, both the House and Senate have been talking about finally passing legislation to fix the sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology used to pay physic

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, AAHomecare President Tom Ryan (pictured) and Jay Witter, the Association’s senior vice president of government affairs, met with the House Ways & Means Committee. The main topic of discussion was the Sustainabl

WASHINGTON, DC – Reps Glenn Thompson (R-Pa) [pictured] and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) have drafted a strongly worded letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner citing problems with Medicare’s bidding program for HME. The letter asks CMS to r

LAS VEGAS – I can honestly say I have been part of one of the most exciting, invigorating, and progressive events in history. My guess is a lot of you can make the same claim. I’m talking about the explosion of optimism that was Medtrade Spri

WATERLOO, IOWA – Medtrade and Medtrade Spring (which took place last week in Las Vegas) are great places to trade knowledge and opinions. Plenty of both were shared during Medtrade Spring, and on the vgm.com/survey site. The cost of delivering

LAS VEGAS – Tom Ryan knows the pain felt by many providers in today’s competitive bidding climate. As an NY-based provider, the president and CEO of AAHomecare told a packed house on day two of Medtrade Spring last week that he bid on 35 competit