MEXICO CITY – The last time Mexico City-based company Lyssette made an appearance at Medtrade in 2000, the HME industry was still enjoying a golden age of relative prosperity. At the turn of the century, government regulators largely left the indus

AMARILLO, TX – On June 27, 2016, Medtrade Monday published an article I wrote entitled “Distancing Ourselves From Medicare Fee-For-Service.” The crux of the article was that with the new Medicare fee schedule and the twin challenges of comp

AMARILLO, TX – On May 23, 2016, Medtrade Monday published an article I wrote entitled “False Claims Act Penalties Will Increase.” In the article, I discussed the fact that a little-known governmental agency, the Railroad Retirement Board, h

WATERLOO, IA – July 1 has arrived…and, unless HME providers have had their heads in the proverbial sand, brings to the industry the double whammy of the Round 2 recompete lower single payment amounts (to 91 metropolitan divisions in 117 biddi

ATLANTA – The so-called “Aging in Place” phenomenon has gradually built momentum over the years, but legislators in Washington, DC, have not paid much attention—until now. In May 2016, Rep Patrick Murphy (D-Fla) introduced HR 5254 – The Sen

NEW YORK – According to an article in HME News (reprinted here with permission), HME providers report sleep patient volume is still growing, but not as much as in the past. Sleep patient volume grew 3.6% in the last 12 months and is expected to gro