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                     APEX and ResMed Resolve Patent Disputes
September 8, 2014
                     
                        ResMed Inc (Booth #1317 at Medtrade) and APEX Medical Corp (Booth #2148 at Medtrade) have agreed to a confidential settlement resolving their outstanding patent disputes. Under the agreement, APEX has the right to sell and globally import its Wizard                      
					                   
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                     Joseph Lewarski joins GRQ Healthcare Consulting Firm
September 1, 2014
                     
                        VIENNA, VA – Invacare veteran Joe Lewarski has left the Ohio-based manufacturer to join GRQ LLC, a health care consulting firm. Lewarski will join the organization as a Principal. “We are pleased to announce that Joe Lewarski will be joining                      
					                   
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                     ResMed to Debut Air Solutions at Medtrade
August 25, 2014
                     
                        ATLANTA – Medtrade will be the first major U.S. industry conference where ResMed has the opportunity to showcase its entire Air Solutions platform, and its benefits, to HME providers. “Specifically, we’ll demonstrate how ResMed Air Solution                     
					                   
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                     CMS Proposes Prior Authorization for CPAP
July 21, 2014
                     
                        WASHINGTON, DC – On May 28, CMS published a proposed rule recommending a prior authorization (PA) process for certain DME. The rule identified a “master list” of DME items—including CPAP therapy and respiratory assist devices (RADs)—whi                     
					                   
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                     Exiting Oxygen Suppliers and New Rental Periods
July 7, 2014
                     
                        AMARILLO, TX – Recent guidance from CMS has made clear that when a supplier exits the Medicare oxygen business and is no longer able to continue furnishing oxygen and oxygen equipment, CMS considers the oxygen equipment out on beneficiaries to                      
					                   
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                     USA Today Highlights Sleep Deprivation
June 30, 2014
                     
                        ATLANTA – New Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data has spawned more consumer press on the negative effects of sleep deprivation. The latest comes courtesy of the June 22 USA Today via reporter Nanci Hellmich. The USA Today piece reiterates th