ATLANTA – With three more days to go in 2020 and thousands of Americans receiving the COVID-19 vaccine every day, optimism is running high among Medtrade Monday contributors. We asked 16 familiar pundits to offer their prognostications, opinion

AMARILLO, TX – On December 2, 2020, CMS issued a proposed rule designed to (i) improve the electronic exchange of health care data among payers, providers, and patients and (ii) lessen the burden of current prior authorization practices. “Pri

WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare’s payer relations program continued to pay major dividends for HME suppliers nationwide through our work protecting reimbursement rates and maintaining market access for Medicaid programs, MCOs, private insurers, a

AMARILLO, TX – In early March, I was walking on the exhibit floor of Medtrade Spring (now called Medtrade West) talking to some friends about March Madness that was going to kick off the following week. And then, within the next four days, “t

LOVELAND, CO – With the NY Times reporting that the first people in the U.S. (outside of clinical trials) will receive vaccinations today, Dec. 14, it feels like history. In 1955, Americans received the polio vaccine, and no doubt that was a major

WASHINGTON, DC – A measure to address outdated budget neutrality requirements that have resulted in additional rate cuts for oxygen products in rural areas is still under possible consideration for inclusion on year-end Omnibus legislation. T