BRADENTON, FL – As a former medical equipment business owner, state association officer, and board member—now state association executive director—I have had the opportunity to view the industry from many different perspectives.   I ha

NEW YORK – Medtrade Monday received many comments about the passing of industry advocate Barbara Rogers. Rogers was an ardent proponent of the Margaret Pfrommer Memorial lecture at Chest (the conference of the American College of Chest Physicia

WASHINGTON, DC – The much anticipated Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Appellant Forum takes place in Washington D.C. on Feb 12 (Wednesday). Providers can listen and watch by registering in advance of the event by clicking here. In th

WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama’s State of the Union address mentioned “health” eight times among the speech’s more than 6,800 words. Instead of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), immigration and the economy took the spotlight. Obama spoke

EXETER, PA – As Congress begins to focus on its next must-pass piece of legislation to avert a 24% cut in physician Medicare payments on April 1, the primary industry focus has been on the need to contact Representatives and Senators to advocat

WASHINGTON, DC – Two more legislators believe that community pharmacies should be subject to the same three-year audit review period as hospitals and not forced to document 10-year-old claims. Reps Doug Collins (R-G) and Martha Roby (R-Ala) eac