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General Healthcare
Caretailing and Much More – Find Your Inspiration at Medtrade Spring
January 2, 2017
LAS VEGAS – Have you been looking for new tools to improve your business? And just as importantly, are you looking for new inspiration to spur you on in 2017? If you’ve never been to Medtrade Spring, I urge you to join your colleagues in Las Vega
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Legislative/Advocacy
CMS Provides Updates on Provisions in 21st Century CURES Legislation
January 2, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, CMS updated its Durable Medical Equipment Center page with information on implementing provisions in the CURES bill signed into law earlier this month. The update covers the additional 6-month delay to the applicatio
Asset Purchase – Potential Successor Liability
December 26, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – Generally, there are two ways to purchase a DME company: an asset purchase or a stock purchase. Let’s talk about a stock purchase first. Assume that John Smith owns ABC Medical Equipment, Inc. Assume that Bill Johnson wants to
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Respiratory/Sleep
ResMed Taps Nunez as CMO
December 26, 2016
SAN DIEGO – Carlos M. Nunez, MD, will become ResMed’s chief medical officer, effective January 3, 2017. Nunez most recently served as senior vice president of Medical Affairs for Becton, Dickinson and Company. He will be based in ResMed
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Legislative/Advocacy
Time Flies But Some Things Never Change
December 26, 2016
GOOSE CREEK, SC – Tempus fugit is Latin for “time flies,” and it is apropos since it’s been decades now since Medtrade Spring and Medtrade were established. I can still recall the first attempt to develop what we call today “the Med
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare Pushes Back Against Additional Cuts for Stationary Oxygen
December 26, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, AAHomecare submitted a letter to the Office of General Counsel at HHS expressing concern about the 2017 Medicare fee schedule for stationary oxygen, which has resulted in rates for rural and other non-bid area suppliers