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Legislative/Advocacy
How Excited Should We Be about Tom Price?
December 19, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – There was a lot of excitement across the industry as people learned of President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and it’s understandable. Representative Tom Price (R-Ga) has
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Rehab/Mobility
Best in Caretailing – A Closer Look at Motivo’s Innovative HME Retail Award
December 12, 2016
ATLANTA – The third place prize in the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine, went to The Tour (Walker) from Motivo, a walker/rollator that provides greater independence, ergonomics, and personal style. M
A Closer Look at the Creative Concept Booth Award at Medtrade
December 12, 2016
ATLANTA – The Creative Concept Booth Award went to Stander Inc for its formal red carpet theme designed to celebrate the Utah-based company’s new Signature Life products. Medtrade Monday chatted with Wade Olsen, chief strategy officer, Stande
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General Healthcare
A Closer Look at the Best Booth Award Winner at Medtrade
December 12, 2016
ATLANTA – The Best Booth Award went to ResMed for its dramatic lighting, creative spacing, and large-form lifestyle murals/digital displays that showed products in action. Medtrade Monday chatted with Alison Johnson, senior manager, Event Plann
Beneficiary Inducement Statute – Nominal Value Exception Increases
December 12, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – Under section 1128A(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (the Act), enacted as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and commonly known as the “beneficiary inducement” statute, a person
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Legislative/Advocacy
A Step Forward
December 12, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week’s Senate passage of the 21st Century Cures bill is not only a step forward in efforts to provide a measure of relief for rural and non-bid area HME providers – it also paves the way for longer-term fixes on Me