SUNRISE, FL – The past several months have generated some interesting calls to my office from home care providers.  While the devastation we are experiencing from competitive bidding reaches its way throughout the industry, many companies

LAS VEGAS – Educational advisory board members met last week to determine major pieces of the Medtrade Spring puzzle. The Spring version of the nation’s premiere HME trade show takes place March 10-12, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center

BIRMINGHAM, AL – When I first began visiting with politicians regularly in 1975, one of the first things I learned is that most of them were happy to pass legislation offering something the voters wanted, but were less willing to levy sufficien

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Finance Committee has marked up a sustainable growth rate (SGR) reform bill that included an amendment to mandate appropriate state licensure. The amendment to the bill, also known as the “doc fix,” was

EAST ELMHURST, NY – Access to complex rehab technology and assistive technology continues to be a prominent issue in the community of people with disabilities. Ann Cody, a three-time paralympian and director, Policy and Global Outreach, for Bla

HARRISBURG, PA – John Shirvinsky, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers (PAMS) has resigned after almost a decade on the job. His resignation will take effect December 20, 2013. According to Chuck Blackburn, ch