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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
A Salute to Award Winners and Finalists at Medtrade
December 19, 2016
ATLANTA – Over the past few weeks, Medtrade Monday readers have gotten a closer look at all the recent Medtrade award winners. The following is a recap of all the winners, and the finalists. “I encourage readers to take a look at these products a
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Respiratory/Sleep
Sleep-Related Concerns for NJ Transit, Plus Philips Builds New Distribution Center
December 19, 2016
TRENTON, NJ – In the wake of a fatal train crash last September in Hoboken, NJ, New Jersey Transit officials took 11 engineers and conductors off duty (temporarily) as part of a new program to assess fatigue-related conditions. According to reports
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General Healthcare
A Peek Ahead at Medtrade Spring
December 19, 2016
LAS VEGAS – When the revelries subside on Jan 1, 2017, it will be less than two months until Medtrade Spring. The three-day show is scheduled for Feb 27-March 1, 2017, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and it comes at the perfect
They’re Here – CMS Issues Next Round of Recovery Audit Contracts
December 19, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – The Recovery Audit Program began as a required demonstration program in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. It was a three-year demonstration program that began in March 2005 and ended in M