AMARILLO, TX – The DME industry, as we know it today, has been around for about 40 years. It is a young industry. For the first 30 years of its existence, there was little government oversight on the DME industry. This has changed. Over the las

WATERLOO, IA – VGM’s annual Heartland Conference is five weeks away and once again, the member service organization has developed innovative learning opportunities for attendees. Along with nine tracks of education, nearly 80 exhibitors, soci

ATLANTA – Many people ask themselves if traveling to Medtrade (scheduled for Oct 23-26, 2017 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta) is worth the investment. We say absolutely. There are many reasons to make the trip, but here are five

WASHINGTON, DC – Significant changes to improve processing and adjudication of recurring/serial claims for capped rental items and certain inexpensive and routinely-purchased items is on the way. Kim Brummett, AAHomecare’s vice president of R

SAN DIEGO – Medtrade exhibitor ResMed Inc reported third quarter revenue of $514.2 million, a 13% increase compared to the same period last year. Excluding the contribution from the Brightree business acquired in April 2016, revenue for the quarter

AMARILLO, TX – When it comes to the collection of overpayments by CMS, DME suppliers are caught in an Orwellian time warp. Here is what I mean: • The CMS contractor audits the supplier and determines that an overpayment exists. Too o