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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
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare Remains Focused on Permanent Fix in 2017
December 19, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – “We have had loyal customers since 1990, they are asking ‘Where do I go now?’” explained Ricky Hubbard, the former general manager of Zurcare in Starkville, Mississippi. The closing of Zurcare, a mom and pop provider wh
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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
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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