New Year, New Attitude

December 24, 2020
ATLANTA – With three more days to go in 2020 and thousands of Americans receiving the COVID-19 vaccine every day, optimism is running high among Medtrade Monday contributors. We asked 16 familiar pundits to offer their prognostications, opinion

Proposed Rule: Prior Authorization

December 24, 2020
AMARILLO, TX – On December 2, 2020, CMS issued a proposed rule designed to (i) improve the electronic exchange of health care data among payers, providers, and patients and (ii) lessen the burden of current prior authorization practices. “Pri

AAHomecare in Action – Payer Relations in Focus

December 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare’s payer relations program continued to pay major dividends for HME suppliers nationwide through our work protecting reimbursement rates and maintaining market access for Medicaid programs, MCOs, private insurers, a

2021: A Look Ahead

December 18, 2020
AMARILLO, TX – In early March, I was walking on the exhibit floor of Medtrade Spring (now called Medtrade West) talking to some friends about March Madness that was going to kick off the following week. And then, within the next four days, “t

COVID Vaccine: Mandatory vs. Suggested Inoculation

December 17, 2020
AMARILLO, TX – The COVID pandemic is a game changer. As a country, we have not experienced such a phenomenon in more than 100 years. Over 300,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus, 50,000 of whom have died within the last 30 days. Since

Medtrade Virtual Still Available On Demand

December 17, 2020
ATLANTA – The first ever Medtrade Virtual Conference is over, but the 25+ educational sessions (and product demos) are still available on demand for those who registered. If you were not able to view a month ago, registration is still open and incl