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Legislative/Advocacy
It’s Time to Turn Up the Pressure
January 12, 2020
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
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General Healthcare
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
January 12, 2020
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
Accessing Another Supplier’s Commercial Insurance Contract
January 4, 2020
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
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Legislative/Advocacy
Survive, Improvise, Collaborate, and Prevail
January 4, 2020
SANDWICH, MA – “In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin Darwin has a host of quotes that are fascinating when read in th
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General Healthcare
I Am the HME Industry – Who Should We Contact?
January 4, 2020
Offering a glimpse of personality and motivation, these providers shared a bit of their stories last year for Medtrade Monday’s occasional “I Am the HME Industry” profiles. We’re looking to do this more often in 2020, so if you want to pa
Lab Kickback Settlement: Lessons for DME Suppliers
December 29, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – According to a recent Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Press Release, Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation (“BHDC”), a Framingham, MA lab, has agreed to pay $26.67 million to resolve False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations