BILLINGS, MT – Eric Ecker, manager at St. Vincent Medical Supply and Mobility, Billings, Montana, never intended to be in the DME business. As a newly minted graduate with a business degree from Montana State University more than two decades ag

WASHINGTON, DC – On Dec. 21, 2020, both the House and Senate passed a COVID-19 relief bill that included provisions addressing a Medicare payment disparity for oxygen products in rural areas – fixing a problem AAHomecare first shared with our

AMARILLO, TX – Back in the nineties, a number of hospitals entered the DME space by either owning 100% of a DME operation or co-owning a DME supplier with an unrelated DME company. This latter arrangement is known as a joint venture. Simply put

WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, AAHomecare submitted supplemental comments to the DMEPOS Rule (CMS-1738-P). AAHomecare provided additional comments on Medicare payment rules for accessories provided with complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs. A

PHOENIX – As reported last week in Medtrade Monday, AZ MediQuip, a privately-owned (retail only) DME company in greater Phoenix, recently received funding from private equity partner Gemini Investors. The story behind that seemingly straighforward

ATLANTA – Peering through the telescope of industry journalism offers a specialized look at the DME industry. Articles about providers, advocates, and manufacturers illustrate the business, legislative, and sales sides of a year that will forever b