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Legislative/Advocacy
OK, It’s Almost 2019! How Bad Do You Really Want Me?
December 30, 2018
PATCHOGUE, NY – Oh ya, I know you want me. You think about me all the time. The question is, am I your fantasy or do you have the courage to take me and make me yours? Can you really handle me? If you are thinking Mike Sperduti is what I’m t
Brightree Acquires Mobile Delivery Provider Apacheta
December 30, 2018
ATLANTA – Brightree, a provider of cloud-based software helping out-of-hospital providers improve business performance and patient outcomes, has acquired privately held mobile delivery and cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Apacheta
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General Healthcare
Early Rates in Effect
December 30, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Early Rates are in effect and add up to a fantastic deal for Medtrade Spring 2019, scheduled for April 16-18, 2019, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Early Rates are good through Saturday, Feb 23, 2019. Click the link
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare Comments Push Back Against Proposal to Expand Bidding Categories
December 29, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare has submitted comments for CMS’ request for feedback on including ventilators and braces to the DMEPOS competitive bidding program. AAHomecare’s comments focused on CMS’ interest to include ventilators (E0465,
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Legislative/Advocacy
Face to Face in the Digital Age
December 23, 2018
LOVELAND, CO – The 9th year of Medtrade Monday has seen its share of good news, occasionally bad news, and everything in between. As an electronic publication that seeks to chronicle the ups and downs of the HME industry, it also (not surprisingly)
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Legislative/Advocacy
2019 Fee Schedule Details Released: Failure to Address Outdated Budget Neutrality Offset Leads to Deeper Oxygen Cuts
December 23, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the initial announcement on the 2019 Medicare DMEPOS fee schedule, CMS has posted the complete fee schedule details here. Oxygen suppliers and other respiratory stakeholders have been particularly interested in seei