Minimum Advertised Price

December 12, 2020
AMARILLO, TX – When a manufacturer publishes a Minimum Advertised Price (“MAP”) policy for a product, then the manufacturer is limiting the ability of the DME supplier to advertise the price of the product below a certain level. However, th

Community Pharmacies Gearing Up for COVID Vaccine

December 12, 2020
ALEXANDRIA, VA – With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granting emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, initial immunizations are set to start today. The New York Times reports that 2

Industry News: BOC Earns Award; FODAC Fundraiser; WellSky Partners

December 6, 2020
OWINGS MILLS, MD – The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) recently was recognized as a Silver Winner of a 2020 Golden Bridge Award®. The award’s “Company Rethinking of the Year” category applauds companies that have demonstrated resi

AAHomecare in Action – Remembering Mal Mixon

December 6, 2020
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

Where Do We Go from Here on Medicare Reimbursement Policy?

December 6, 2020
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

More Memories of Mal

December 5, 2020
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