BOTHELL, WA – Ventec Life Systems completed a record-breaking year manufacturing VOCSN critical care ventilators in response to COVID-19. Ventec produced 45,000 ventilators in part due to a collaboration with General Motors (GM) to deliver cri

LOVELAND, CO – Like so many events across the world, postponing Medtrade West from April to July was a move motivated by the global pandemic. Now set for July 12-14, 2021 at the Phoenix Convention Center, the show lands squarely in the heart of the

WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in the NY Times and elsewhere, then president-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. nominated Xavier Becerra (pictured) in late December 2020 to be the new secretary of Health & Human Services. “Mr. Becerra has carved out

AMARILLO, TX – Historically, the relationship between manufacturers and DME suppliers was viewed as “vendor-purchaser.” The supplier would purchase products from the manufacturer … and that was it. Over the years, this relationship has sh

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Much is made of the need for advocacy within the realm of HME, but what exactly should advocates emphasize? Maybe more importantly, what should they avoid? As general counsel/health senior policy advisor to Sen. Shelley Moore Cap

WASHINGTON, DC – Late last year, CMS published the 2020 Medicare Fee-For-Service Supplemental Improper Payment Data. This is an annual report published by CMS’ Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program that is intended to measure the im