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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON, DC – The federal government is still in shutdown mode, but HR 1717, the bill to replace competitive bidding with the market pricing program, remains in play with 157 cosponsors. Despite the shutdown, AAHomecare officials are urging prov

ORLANDO, FL – The AAHomecare Legislative Update is scheduled to kick off Medtrade tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. in Room W204 (A/B/C). AAHomecare’s team of legislative and regulatory experts will talk about competitive bidding, the audit crisis, and m