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

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&#

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

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 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