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Legislative/Advocacy
Through My Eyes – HME Then and Now
April 22, 2018
DULUTH, MN – I have been in the HME/DME industry, in some shape or form, since 1983. I started in this crazy business as a claims processor for Traveler’s Medicare. I was so excited to have a job where my pay was above the minimum wage. I mov
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General Healthcare
Images of Medtrade Spring 2018 in Las Vegas
April 21, 2018
A Last look at the images from Medtrade Spring 2018. Attention now turns to Medtrade, the nation’s largest HME-focused event in the United States, scheduled for Oct 15-18, 2018, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Look for Early Ra
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Respiratory/Sleep
Stark and Kickback Issues in the Sleep Arena
April 21, 2018
AMARILLO, TX – The Medicare anti-kickback statute (“AKS”) prohibits anyone from knowingly and willfully soliciting, receiving, offering, or paying remuneration to another person in exchange for referring or arranging for the referral of ite
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Rehab/Mobility
Medtrade Spring Providers’ Choice Awards – Closer Look at Bronze
April 21, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Medtrade Spring 2018 attendees voted on their favorite new products in the long-running New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine. The third place (Bronze Award) went to a new product developed by a
Hazards of Packing Up Early? A Cautionary Tale
April 15, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Most trade show exhibitors occasionally feel the urge to pack up early. Feet hurt and attendees on the floor may appear to be heading for the airport. Jim Gilkison, vice president, Sales, SoClean, knows the feeling, but he stayed put at
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Legislative/Advocacy
Advocacy Priorities for April and May Come into Focus
April 14, 2018
HME stakeholders are encouraged to engage their legislators in the upcoming weeks to keep up the pressure on HHS & CMS to move the IFR and to include long term bidding reforms in the next round of bidding. Specifically, we’re asking the HME