VIERA, FL – As a pharmacist for many decades, industry veteran Shelly Prial plied his trade, all the while making time for advocacy on behalf of his industry. Now retired from the pharmacy/HME business, Prial (shown here at last year’s Medtrade)

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

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

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

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

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