Community Pharmacies Gearing Up for COVID Vaccine

December 12, 2020
ALEXANDRIA, VA – With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granting emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, initial immunizations are set to start today. The New York Times reports that 2

AAHomecare in Action – Remembering Mal Mixon

December 6, 2020
ELYRIA, OH – Leader. Advocate. Legend. Icon. Those are just a few of the terms that Mal Mixon’s friends and colleagues are sharing as news of his passing on November 30 moves through the home medical equipment community. A Vietnam veteran and

Where Do We Go from Here on Medicare Reimbursement Policy?

December 6, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – Five weeks ago, CMS took HME Medicare reimbursement policy in an unexpected direction by scrapping Round 2021 for all products except braces. Reactions range from great relief to serious disappointment; I’ve had conversations

More Memories of Mal

December 5, 2020
The HME industry lost a great pioneer, advocate, and leader with the passing of A. Malachi “Mal” Mixon III on November 30, 2020 at the age of 80. Cara C. Bachenheimer worked with Mal for 15 years at Invacare. In this week’s Medtrade Monday, she

Same Dedication, Different Opinions

November 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – CMS’ late October announcement that there would be no Round 2021 competitive bidding contracts awarded (except off-the-shelf back braces and knee braces) sparked a variety of reactions. In parsing out the language of CMS’ state

Giving Thanks and Looking Ahead

November 29, 2020
LOVELAND, CO – By my calculations, I’ve been editing/writing Medtrade Monday for about 11 years. Medtrade Monday’s crack team of archivists can correct me if I’m wrong. At a time when we naturally reflect and give thanks, I am continually gra