ATLANTA – Speaking with HME providers about Medtrade Spring and Medtrade is usually a redemptive experience. I call up providers after the show and even approach them on the trade show floor. When I employ the in-person strategy, attendees always e

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the Office of Management and Budget published that the proposed rule CY 2019 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, O

WASHINGTON, DC – On April 27th, CMS rescinded the requirement for revised oxygen CMNs for patients who are on differing liter flows based on sleep, rest or exertion. CMS originally published the documentation requirement on February 15, 2018.�

LAS VEGAS – For almost a decade, I’ve heard about our shrinking industry, smaller Medtrade crowds, and those good ol’ days. Oh, those Golden Commodes…Much of that is true – but here’s what else is true: 10,000 people turn 65 every day

WASHINGTON, DC – At a House Appropriations Committee hearing last week on the FY 2019 appropriations for the Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Director Mick Mulvaney confirmed that his Agency is working to release the HME-related IFR o

DULUTH, MN – I have been in the HME/DME industry, in some shape or form, since 1983. I started in this crazy business as a claims processor for Traveler’s Medicare. I was so excited to have a job where my pay was above the minimum wage. I mov