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General Healthcare
Relaxation of Restrictions on Providing Value-Added Services
May 16, 2021
Movement to Integrated Care Model AMARILLO, TX – Health care is evolving from the traditional “fee-for-service” (“FFS”) model to an “integrated care” model. Under the FFS model, health care providers operate in separate “silos.”
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare Sets Priorities for Medicare Reimbursement Advocacy
May 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Following CMS’ decision to not implement bids set by Round 2021 for most product categories, HME suppliers remain subject to Medicare rates that are largely based on bids submitted in 2015. While policymakers have granted hea
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General Healthcare
Medtrade East – Call for Presentations Extension + Medtrade West Early Rates Through May 15
May 8, 2021
ATLANTA – The Medtrade East Call for Presentations is still on with the deadline extended to Friday, May 14. Medtrade East is scheduled for Oct. 18-20, 2021 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Are you willing to share your success and
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Legislative/Advocacy
Higher Product Costs and Supply Chain Bottlenecks Continue to Challenge HME
May 8, 2021
Even as vaccination rates grow and new cases of COVID-19 are slowing nationwide, HME suppliers and manufacturers remain in the grip of another side effect of the pandemic: higher product costs and increased operational expenses. HME suppliers first b
Industry News: FODAC, VGM, AZ Mediquip
May 8, 2021
FODAC Partners to Help Indian Relief Efforts Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) has partnered in a multi-organization effort to provide India with COVID relief. Last week, 16 pallets of durable medical equipment (DME) were picked up from
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General Healthcare
Genetic Testing and Patient Recruitment: Lessons for DME Suppliers
May 7, 2021
AMARILLO, TX – An enormous amount of money flows through the system each year for health care. There are 78 million Baby Boomers retiring at the rate of 10,000 per day. Boomers have a relatively long-life expectancy. And under the heading of �