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Legislative/Advocacy
Action Needed – Ask Your Representative to Support Rural Relief Provisions in Forthcoming Government Funding Legislation
February 24, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) has released a Congressional sign-on letter asking Capitol Hill leaders and key committee chairs/ranking members to include provisions in forthcoming legislation to fund government operations.
Policy for Collection and Waiver of Copayments
February 24, 2018
AMARILLO, TX – The DME industry is caught in the “perfect storm” of competitive bidding, reimbursement cuts, increasingly stringent documentation requirements, and aggressive audits. Balanced against this is the tsunami of 78 millio
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General Healthcare
Utilization of a 1099 Marketing Rep – Two Recent Cases
February 18, 2018
AMARILLO, TX – In the real world, it is common for a business (auto parts supplier, widget company) to “outsource” marketing to a marketing company. The marketing company generates business for the widget company, the widget company pays co
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare and ATS Detail HME Access Issues for Capitol Hill Staff
February 18, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare and the American Thoracic Society held a briefing in the U.S. Capitol building on HME patient access issues attended by more than fifty House and Senate staffers who handle healthcare-related issues. The briefing ce
Software Companies at Medtrade Spring – Part 2
February 18, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Medtrade Spring attendees already know that ruthlessly efficient billing/reimbursement software (in-house or outsourced) is essential in 2018. Providers looking to upgrade and/or switch their billing system will have an amazing chance t
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General Healthcare
In Memory of Neil Caesar (Apr 19, 1957 – Feb 11, 2018)
February 18, 2018
GREENVILLE, SC – Medtrade lost one of its own when frequent presenter Neil Caesar died on Sunday, Feb 11, at the age of 60. Neil was widely known as an expert on HME/healthcare-related legal issues and a true pro’s pro. According to Neil’s wife