QMES Steps Up Grassroots Advocacy Efforts

January 28, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Persistent and passionate grassroots engagement by HME stakeholders across the country has continued to build Capitol Hill support for H.R. 4229, which now boasts 110 co-sponsors.  One of the many companies making a concerted

I Am the HME Industry – Robin Nyberg

January 28, 2018
SPARKS, NV – When Robin Nyberg started CPAP & More seven years ago in Sparks, Nevada, she described the industry as “stable.” Since then, conditions have become much more challenging. “When they enacted the rural competitive bid rates up

Medtrade Spring 2018 is a Chance to Jump Start Your Year

January 21, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Spring cleaning, spring chickens, spring break; Spring is a traditional time to reinvigorate, and unlike in previous years, Medtrade Spring 2018 is actually in the Spring. The western version of the nation’s premiere HME-focused event

Help Build Support for H.R. 4229 by Reaching Out to Legislators Who Have Previously Endorsed Rural Relief

January 20, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Strong grassroots lobbying efforts by the HME community have helped bring 107 co-sponsors aboard for H.R. 4229.  Help build additional co-sponsorship support by making a special effort to contact these 35 legislators who were

Keeping Up the Fight Against Unsustainable Reimbursement Cuts in 2018

January 15, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Despite some meaningful wins and progress on larger-scale relief in 2017, the HME community is going to need substantial public policy gains soon – or the impacts of drastic reimbursement cuts on our companies, our patients,

Azar Affirms Interest in Working for IFR Release

January 15, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – In a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee last week, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) [pictured] asked HHS Secretary nominee Alex Azar about HME-related issues.  AAHomecare had encouraged members of the Senate Finance Committee t