BIRMINGHAM, AL – The last minute loss of legislation needed to prevent the scheduled Medicare rate cuts, not because of opposition, but by circumstances over which we had no control, may very well mean the death of our industry as we know it—

WASHINGTON, DC – Shortly after the Senate passed legislation (S. 2736) via unanimous consent to delay a new round of cuts to rural and non-bid area suppliers, similar legislation on the House side stalled due to an unrelated “sit-in” that groun

AMARILLO, TX – Last Thursday, CMS published the July Fee Schedule Update for the DME Medicare program. These rates encompass the expansion of competitive bid rates to non-CBAs. The cuts range between 45-59% on common respiratory products, but r

WATERLOO, IA – The VGM Group introduced the HME Woman of the Year award during a special session at its annual Heartland Conference. Now officials are accepting nominations, with the winner to be named at Medtrade, scheduled for Oct 31-Nov 3 at

ATLANTA – The 2016 VGM Retail Science Roadshow rolls on with stops in Louisville, Kentucky (July 19) and Dallas, Texas (Sept 13)—with the final eight-hour show set for Medtrade in Atlanta. The roadshow is a one-day, hands-on, interactive educatio

Last week, the HME industry lost an innovative attorney and true champion of the small provider. On June 20, Edward Vishnevetsky, Health Law Attorney with K & L Gates, died tragically in a whitewater rafting accident in Costa Rica. Ed began his l