ELYRIA, OH – Leader. Advocate. Legend. Icon. Those are just a few of the terms that Mal Mixon’s friends and colleagues are sharing as news of his passing on November 30 moves through the home medical equipment community. A Vietnam veteran and

WASHINGTON, DC – Five weeks ago, CMS took HME Medicare reimbursement policy in an unexpected direction by scrapping Round 2021 for all products except braces. Reactions range from great relief to serious disappointment; I’ve had conversations

The HME industry lost a great pioneer, advocate, and leader with the passing of A. Malachi “Mal” Mixon III on November 30, 2020 at the age of 80. Cara C. Bachenheimer worked with Mal for 15 years at Invacare. In this week’s Medtrade Monday, she

WASHINGTON, DC – CMS’ late October announcement that there would be no Round 2021 competitive bidding contracts awarded (except off-the-shelf back braces and knee braces) sparked a variety of reactions. In parsing out the language of CMS’ state

LOVELAND, CO – By my calculations, I’ve been editing/writing Medtrade Monday for about 11 years. Medtrade Monday’s crack team of archivists can correct me if I’m wrong. At a time when we naturally reflect and give thanks, I am continually gra

AMARILLO, TX – For any business to be successful, it must engage in marketing. Marketing can take a number of forms: The company can include ads in print publications. In the age of the internet, this type of marketing is becoming a “thing of