WASHINGTON, DC – Crucial decisions loom for providers pondering whether or not to grandfather their patients in Round 1 bidding areas. Just over a week remains to meet the grandfathering letter requirement.
 Round one Recompete contracts start on

WASHINGTON, DC – As expected, single payment amounts for round one recompete contracts were down across the board. Last week, CMS published the names of Round 1 Recompete contract providers. On average, reimbursement rates were 37% less than Me

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

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

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