Electing to be Non-Participating and Billing Non-Assigned

November 8, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – For the last four decades, DME suppliers have primarily provided DME on an assigned basis. Medicare paid the suppliers directly and the patients only had to pay their copayments and deductibles. Until approximately 2010, this wor

House Introduces Legislation to Protect Ventilator Access

November 8, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have introduced legislation to protect patient access to critical respiratory care products. HR 4945, the Safeguarding Medicare Access to Respiratory Therapy (SMART) Act 

evakare Relishes “Category Disrupter” Role in Bath Safety

November 8, 2019
ATLANTA – First-time Medtrade exhibitor evakare LLC waded into the competitive bath safety category at last month’s show, garnering a lot of attention for its new take on familiar products. “A number of people at Medtrade were calling us a cate

The Gold Award at Medtrade – The Havanue Story

November 4, 2019
ATLANTA – During last month’s Medtrade, the Havanue Bag from Havanue, Bowie, Md., earned the gold award in The New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine. The Havanue bag fits conveniently (and fashionably) on

Missed Medtrade? Medtrade Spring Starts in Just Four Months     

November 3, 2019
LAS VEGAS – You may have heard good things about the high energy Medtrade that took place last month in Atlanta. If you missed the show, the good news is that Medtrade Spring is coming soon, probably sooner than you think. This year’s Medtrade Sp

VGM Respiratory Releases Two New Industry Resources

November 3, 2019
WATERLOO, IA – VGM Respiratory has released two new resources: the Sleep Program Guide and the Home Ventilation Management Program manual. The guides were developed to help those interested in expanding into the sleep or ventilation markets dec