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General Healthcare
Stock and Bill Arrangements
September 20, 2020
AMARILLO, TX – A “stock and bill arrangement” is also known as a “loan closet…which is also known as a “consignment closet.” A DME supplier can set up a stock and bill arrangement at a hospital, clinic, or physician’s office (
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Legislative/Advocacy
Pennsylvania Provider Speaks Out
September 20, 2020
SCRANTON, PA – When you work at an establishment that’s been around for more than a hundred years, the urge to fight for that business may come a bit easier. As vice president of Andrew Brown’s Drug Store, Scranton, Pa., Robert Brown feels the
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Legislative/Advocacy
NCPA CEO Tapped for “Operation Warp Speed”
September 13, 2020
ALEXANDRIA, VA – National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) CEO B. Douglas Hoey (pictured), pharmacist, MBA has been invited by the Department of Health and Human Services to serve alongside administration officials and industry executi
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Respiratory/Sleep
Medtrade Exhibitor ResMed Debuts AirTouch N20 Foam CPAP
September 13, 2020
SAN DIEGO – ResMed recently launched its AirTouch N20 nasal mask, the company’s first CPAP nasal mask with a memory foam cushion. AirTouch N20 uses the same patented UltraSoft memory foam cushion as the full face AirTouch F20 mask introduced in 2
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Legislative/Advocacy
Energy and Commerce Approves O2 Budget Neutrality Legislation
September 13, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 8158, legislation to address a payment disparity for stationary oxygen products stemming from the application of outdated budget neutrality provisions in the 1997
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General Healthcare
Telehealth and RPM: AAHomecare Comments
September 12, 2020
AMARILLO, TX – CMS recently published a proposed rule addressing multiple issues. Many of the issues discussed in the proposed rule do not directly affect the DME industry. However, two of the issues do affect DME suppliers: (i) telehealth and