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Will Oxygen Momentum Continue?
June 12, 2021
AMARILLO, TX – When CMS updated the oxygen fee schedule a few months ago, it was an undeniable victory for the industry. Providers such as Josh Britten, owner of BritKare Home Medical, a four-location DME operation in Amarillo, Tex., welcomed the r
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Industry News – Pharmacy Fees, Patient Choice
June 4, 2021
Patient Choice Provisions Advance in Texas AUSTIN, TX – SB1648 was amended on the House floor of the Texas Legislature to include patient choice protection for individuals with complex medical needs and passed the full House by a 141-1 margin o
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Extending Rural and Non-CBA Medicare Relief Beyond PHE Remains Key Objective for AAHomecare
May 30, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – HME suppliers in rural and other non-bid areas received significant support in the April 2020 CARES Act though measures that extended the 50/50 blended rate for rural suppliers through the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE)
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New Normal? How About the “New New”
May 29, 2021
PHOENIX – It has been over a year since we all saw each other in Las Vegas at the last industry event—Medtrade Spring—now called Medtrade West. Jim and I attended Medtrade Spring at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, and so much has change
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Two Bites of the Expo Apple
May 22, 2021
PHOENIX – Medtrade West Advance Rates* are currently in effect for Medtrade West, scheduled for July 12-14, 2021 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona. For weeks now, we’ve been hammering home the message that there will be no conflict at
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Home Modification – Tax Policy Possibilities
May 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 2021 has been a year of great progress for the HomesRenewed movement, despite the constraints of covid-19. In fact, the tragic truth about unsafe conditions in senior congregate housing, highlighted by the pandemic, combined