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Legislative/Advocacy
Grassroots In Action: MAMES And Kansas Suppliers
January 29, 2022
SHAWNEE, KS – On Monday, Kansas-based HME supplier Cherub Medical Supplies hosted Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) on a visit to their Shawnee facility to show how supply chain challenges are impacting the HME community and the patients it serves.
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Legislative/Advocacy
The Campaign Starts Now
January 29, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – The campaign to align Medicare reimbursement rates with the market reality that HME suppliers are facing is ready to kick into high gear—and we need your support to help us get it off to a strong start. Reps. Markwayne Mullin
Rights of a DME Supplier Under a Medicaid Managed Care Plan
January 29, 2022
AMARILLO, TX – This article discusses the federal laws that address the steps a DME supplier can take when it concludes that a Medicaid Managed Care Plan (“MMCP”) is taking steps that violate the contract between the supplier and the MMCP,
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Rehab/Mobility
First-Time Exhibitor Aims To Show Off Neuromuscular Trainer
January 22, 2022
STILLWATER, MN – Medtrade West attendees looking for new products would do well to check out the Vizziq Neuromuscular Trainer. The Stillwater, Minn-based product (and company of the same name) recently received its Food and Drug Administration regi
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Legislative/Advocacy
DME Represents 1.35% of Medicare Spending
January 22, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Health and Human Services released the latest 2020 Medicare expenditures data, reporting that DME accounts for 1.35% ($11.2 billion) of total Medicare spend. In the past ten years, total Medicare spending ro
Pride Mobility Signs On For Medtrade West
January 22, 2022
Illinois Bill to Repeal Breast Pump Sales Tax Introduced SPRINGFIELD, IL – According to AAHomecare, a subgroup of the Breast Pump Policy Coalition has engaged lobbyists in Illinois to assist with repealing the sales tax for breast pumps. Efforts a