LAS VEGAS – Ohio-based Invacare Corp has once again signed on for Medtrade Spring, scheduled for March 3-5, 2020, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Sandy Habecker, training specialist, Invacare Corp, gave Medtrade Monday a sne

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) cheered the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to hear an Arkansas case to decide whether ERISA preempts (supersedes) a state law that regulates pharmacy benefit mana

WASHINGTON, DC – As AAHomecare noted last week, CMS has streamlined DMEPOS Medicare order requirements, replacing multiple order types with a Standard Written Order. The new guidance offers these benefits: fewer elements will be required on all

WASHINGTON, DC – The clock is ticking. We’re likely to see one more round of regulations governing CB Round 2021 this Summer as well as the release of rates produced from last year’s bids. With those pending mileposts in mind, as well as Pr

AMARILLO, TX – Hospitals, physicians and pharmacists serve patients from all walks of life: young and healthy to older and not so healthy. On the other hand, DME suppliers primarily serve the elderly. None of us gets a free pass from getting ol

AMARILLO, TX – Approximately (i) 35% of all Medicare patients are covered by Medicare Advantage Plans (“MAPs”) and (ii) 70% of all state Medicaid patients are covered by Medicaid Managed Care Plans (“MMCPs”). These percentages are incre