Right Down the Middle

March 31, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Medtrade Spring finished last week, with leads generated, relationships cemented, and (hopefully) wisdom imparted. As Kevin Gaffney said in this week’s top story (Steady as She Goes) enthusiasm was essentially right down the middle at

Medtrade Spring Day Two – Legislative Gurus Paint IFR Picture; Show Floor Opens

March 29, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Oversized ribbon-cutting scissors stayed in the closet this time, but the show floor opened promptly at 9:30 a.m. to welcome robust foot traffic on day two of Medtrade Spring at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. During a

Cara C. Bachenheimer to Launch New DC Lobbying Office of Brown & Fortunato

March 25, 2018
AMARILLO, TX – Invacare’s long-time senior VP of Government Relations, Cara C. Bachenheimer, is set to launch a new DC Lobbying Office of Brown & Fortunato, P.C. The move is set to take effect on June 1, 2018. Brown & Fortunato, P.C. is a

Time for Medtrade Spring  

March 25, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Only one more day to go until Medtrade Spring, the desert version of the nation’s premiere HME-focused trade show. I’ve been at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the past couple of days in preparation, and the pallets are rolli

AAHomecare Preps for Medtrade Spring

March 24, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Leadership of the American Association for Homecare will be back once again at Medtrade Spring for AAHomecare’s Washington Update, scheduled for Wednesday, March 28, from 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. in Room South Pacific E at

Strong Push Needed on House and Senate Appropriations Committees

March 11, 2018
by Tom Ryan, president and CEO, American Association for Homecare WASHINGTON, DC – When CMS announced that they had sent an HME-related Interim Final Rule (IFR) to the Office of Management & Budget in late August of last year, many in the H