I Am the HME Industry – Brent Seward

May 19, 2014
MERIDIAN, ID – With a firm belief that “all politics is local,” Brent Seward started chipping away at local legislators in his home state of Idaho. That passion led to meetings with Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and a powerful editorial in the M

Establishing Common Ownership After CB Contract is Signed

May 5, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – A non-contract supplier can have its PTAN(s) added to a competitive bid contract after: 1) a contract supplier purchases 5% or more of the non-contract supplier; 2) a non-contract supplier purchases 5% or more of a contract suppl

I Am the HME Industry – John Komuda

May 5, 2014
SYRACUSE, NY – After more than three decades in DME and complex rehab, John Komuda, ATP, remembers the good old days. But these days, the founder of Central New York (CNY) Medical Products is thankful for today’s technology, and what it does

I Am the HME Industry – Edric Huyke

April 21, 2014
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Almost a decade ago, Tri-State Respiratory-Anything Medical, began operating from a modest 800-sq-ft showroom in Bullhead City, Arizona. Today, the showroom measures 18,000 square feet, making it one of the largest in the United

Newbie Enthusiasm Reigns at Medtrade Spring and Medtrade

April 14, 2014
LIBERTYVILLE, IL – More than 80 companies exhibited at last month’s Medtrade Spring for the first time. These companies are enthused about massive demand on the horizon (see last week’s top story in Medtrade Monday) and are optimistic about

Roscoe Medical and Carex Health Join Forces

April 7, 2014
STRONGSVILLE, OHIO – Roscoe Medical and Carex Health Brands have merged, creating what company officials anticipate will be a combined company well-positioned to better serve the growing home health care market, “with dominant market distribu