A Fresh and Focused Medtrade

November 4, 2013
SHERMAN OAKS, CA – This year’s Medtrade definitely felt different, and the difference was mainly in the attendees. Those who were there had business to conduct and seminars and networking events to attend. They were there to learn new ways of

ACA Equals Confusion

October 28, 2013
VIERA, FL – I just finished reading various points of view about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the newspapers I receive daily. Opponents call it OBAMACare. I call it confusion. There appears to be a complete lack of understanding about

Todd Tyson Makes Run for the Georgia State House

October 28, 2013
DACULA, GA – Todd Tyson, president of Ga-based Hi-Tech Healthcare Inc, is just a week away from a special election that could make him a State Representative in the Georgia House of Representatives (District 104). The more likely scenario is th

A Decade After the Medicare Modernization Act

October 21, 2013
FORT COLLINS, CO – At my first Medtrade in October 2003, the dreaded Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 had yet to be passed. Two months later, in December 2003, President Bush signed the legislation, proclaiming it to be “the greatest

Legislative Update – Shutdown, Default, and HR 1717


October 21, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – The shutdown is over and a budget crisis has been averted thanks to an agreement to extend federal borrowing power. Within the prism of the industry, the battle to replace competitive bidding with the market pricing program con

Enthusiasm Reigns at Medtrade

October 14, 2013
ORLANDO, FL – During my first Medtrade as president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare), I heard from exhibitors and speakers that the people who came to their booths or educational sessions were fully engaged. They we