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General Healthcare
Purchase of DME Supplier – Earn-Out Provisions
June 12, 2017
AMARILLO, TX – Assume that John Smith owns 100% of the stock of (i) ABC Pharmacy, Inc. (“ABC Pharmacy”) and (ii) ABC Medical Equipment, Inc. (“ABC Equipment”). Assume that XYZ Medical Equipment, Inc. (“XYZ”)
News
Legislative/Advocacy
Powerful Consumer Groups Unite for HME Patient Access
June 5, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty-six national consumer advocacy associations joined under the ITEM Coalition collective letter to Congress, urging Members to sign-on and support the House-wide Congressional letter asking HHS Secretary Price and CMS Admi
News
Legislative/Advocacy
Help Sought for House Sign-On Letter Seeking Comp Bidding Regulatory Relief
June 5, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – We’ve heard reports that 40 members of Congress have added their names to a House sign-on letter to HHS Secretary Price (pictured left with Tom Ryan, president and CEO of AAHomecare) and CMS Administrator Verma asking for lon
I Am the HME Industry – New Business Continues to Grow
June 5, 2017
PARKER, CO – Yet another mid-life switch to HME caretailing is paying off. Almost three years ago, Bill and Doreen Leahy made a bold decision to open an all-cash HME retailing business in Parker, Colorado, a 50,000-population city in the northern p
CGS and the 60-Day Rule
June 5, 2017
AMARILLO, TX – In prior articles, I discussed Section 6402 of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) and subsequent regulations that state that if a DME supplier suspects (or reasonably should suspect) that it should not have been paid for certain
Mediware Acquires Kinnser, Providers Tout Software Solutions
June 5, 2017
LENEXA, KS – Mediware Information Systems Inc has finalized an agreement to acquire Kinnser Software Inc, a provider of software solutions for home health and hospice providers. The transaction, backed by TPG Capital, enables Mediware to expand