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FODAC Recognized as 2013 Healthcare Champion
January 13, 2014
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC), a non-profit organization providing more than $10 million annually in DME and supplies to the disabled community, was named a 2013 “Healthcare Champion” by the Fulton-DeKalb
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Legislative Update – NCPA Praises Proposed CMS Policy Changes
January 13, 2014
Pharmacists Encouraged by Proposed Medicare Changes to 2015 Drug Plans WASHINGTON, DC – National Community Pharmacists Assocation (NCPA) CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, was largely supportive of policy changes proposed by CMS for Medicare Part D
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Looking Forward to Medtrade Spring
January 6, 2014
LAS VEGAS – In many ways, 2013 was a paradox. Undeniable opportunity uneasily coexisted with the July 1 implementation of round two of competitive bidding. From my perspective as group show director of Medtrade, it meant that content was more impor
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AAHomecare Will Continue to Fight
December 30, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – What a year it has been! Some days I think, “How can it already be the end of December?” And on other days, it’s more a case of, “Will this year ever end?” But despite the pace of change, or maybe because of it, I’m
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Get Out of the Bubble
December 23, 2013
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
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Medtrade Spring Takes Shape
December 16, 2013
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